Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins lethally struck by a dump truck on Florida roadway, police say
(CNN)Dwayne Haskins, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and 2018 Heisman Trophy finalist at Ohio State, was struck and killed by a dump truck Saturday morning while at the same time attempting to go across an expressway by walking in South Florida, police said.
Haskins was attempting to cross Interstate 595's headed westward paths, close to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Broward County when the landfill truck hit him, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
The occurrence was accounted for soon after 6:30 a.m., the watch said.
He had been "strolling on (the expressway) for obscure reasons," the watch said in a news discharge.
Insights regarding what hinted at the episode were not quickly accessible. Lately, Haskins was in South Florida working out with some Steelers partners, as caught in Instagram stories from Haskins and Steelers running back Najee Harris.
Fresh insight about Haskins' passing drew proclamations of shock from around the association and then some.
"I'm crushed and speechless with the sad passing of Dwayne Haskins," Steelers lead trainer Mike Tomlin said in a proclamation delivered by the group.
"He immediately turned out to be essential for our Steelers family upon his appearance in Pittsburgh and was probably our hardest specialist, both on the field and locally," Tomlin's assertion peruses.
"Dwayne was an incredible partner, yet significantly more so a huge companion to so many. I'm really shattered.
"Our contemplations and petitions to heaven are with his significant other, Kalabrya, and his whole family during this troublesome time."
'I feel like I can be a starter in this association'
Haskins, a third-string quarterback last season behind the now-resigned long-lasting Steeler Ben Roethlisberger and reinforcement Mason Rudolph, re-endorsed with the Steelers for one year last month, ready to enter his fourth year in the NFL.
This approaching season, Haskins was set to rival Rudolph and new Steelers procurement Mitchell Trubisky for positions on the profundity diagram.
"I feel like I can be a starter in this association. I got drafted thus," Haskins said in January, as per Steelers.com. "I certainly accept I can.
I simply haven't assembled everything yet. Also, that is something I need to do this offseason to get myself ready to play."
Haskins rose to conspicuousness at Ohio State, where he set OSU and Big Ten Conference records as a redshirt sophomore in 2018, including single-season passing yards (4,831), score passes (50), and all-out hostile yards (4,939).
He completed third in deciding in favor of that season's Heisman Trophy, granted to school football's most extraordinary player.
Washington chose Haskins as the fifteenth general pick in the 2019 NFL Draft. Haskins played 16 games across two seasons for Washington - - beginning multiple times - - before the group delivered him in December 2020 at the finish of his subsequent season.
The Steelers got him in January 2021, however, he didn't enter a customary season game for Pittsburgh.
Roethlisberger said on Twitter even though he just knew Haskins for a brief time frame, he realized that he will generally be "a youngster that didn't appear to at any point have an awful day."
"He came to work regularly cheerfully and energy and love in his heart. I truly partook in his enthusiasm and love for the game and needing to learn and be awesome.
His grin and energy for life will be remembered fondly!" Roethlisberger said. "I'll say it again very much like I confronted you directly, I actually want to toss the ball like you," he added.
Totally grief stricken'
The Washington Commanders, Ohio State, and individual players communicated shock and sympathies.
Steelers guarded tackle Cameron Heyward tweeted "Dwayne implied such a great amount to such countless individuals."
"His grin was irresistible and he was a person you needed to be near," Heyward composed. "We are all in shock about losing him.
will miss the hell out of him too. We lost you too soon. Fortunately, I had an opportunity to get to know you. Tear DH."
Haskins' subsequent lead trainer in Washington, Ron Rivera, said Saturday he was "totally devastated" to know about his previous player's passing.
"Dwayne was a skilled young fellow who had a long life in front of him," Rivera's assertion peruses.
"This is an exceptionally miserable time and I am really speechless. I realize I represent the remainder of our group in saying he will be profoundly missed."
Steelers wide recipient Chase Claypool recollected Haskins' benevolence in his last association with him.
"I enjoyed your last minutes with you and I can't resist the urge to contemplate how magnanimous you were in those minutes.
All you thought often about was ensuring that everybody around you was alright and I can't thank you enough for that. You are what I endeavor to be," Claypool tweeted.
yan Day, the lead trainer at Ohio State, said in a tweet the college's local area is "shattered."
"The deficiency of Dwayne is past lamentable and very hard to process. For the people who knew him intently, he was significantly more than an incredible football player.
He had a monster heart, a deceptively mature person, and an irresistible grin," Day tweeted.
The Ohio State games office put out an announcement saying it was "appallingly disheartened to learn of the demise of Dwayne Haskins Saturday morning."
"We are thinking about the whole Haskins family during this most troublesome time. Our requests are with the family, and with his current and previous colleagues, mentors, companions, and family members," the assertion peruses.
In his 16 vocations NFL games at Washington, Haskins tossed for 2,804 yards, 12 scores, and 14 interferences.