SOUTH FLORIDA (WSIL) -- Former NFL first-round pick Dwayne Haskins was killed in South Florida this Saturday.
ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter reported on that Haskins was struck by a car, killing the former Ohio State quarterback. Haskins was in Florida to train with his Pittsburgh Steelers teammates in preparation for the upcoming NFL season.
Dwayne Haskins, a standout at Ohio State before becoming Washington’s first-round pick and playing in Pittsburgh, died this morning when he got hit by a car in South Florida, per his agent Cedric Saunders. Haskins would have turned 25 years old on May 3.
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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin on Haskin's sudden death, saying "Dwayne was a great teammate, but even more so a tremendous friend to so many. I am truly heartbroken."
Haskins would have turned 25 years old this May.