Clay Travis reacts to Dwayne Haskins’ sudden passing

On Monday’s episode of OutKick the Present, founder Clay Travis reacted to the sudden passing of 24-year-old NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins.

As reported by OutKick’s Meg Turner, Haskins, who was drafted by the then-Washington Redskins with the no. 15 total choose in 2019, died early Saturday when a truck fatally struck him whereas strolling on a South Florida freeway.

Clay dug into the various storylines that sprung from Saturday’s tragic information.

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Clay first lamented the horrid actuality that the Haskins household has been put by after the younger QB’s dying.

Nov 26, 2020; Arlington, Texas, USA; Washington Soccer Staff quarterback Dwayne Haskins (7) and quarterback Alex Smith (11) warms up earlier than the sport towards the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium.
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“Whenever you’re youthful, you concentrate on it from the angle of being the one who has one thing dangerous occur to you,” Clay mentioned, “however as you become older and begin to be answerable for individuals apart from your self, it’s simply devastating to consider what it will’ve been like for his household and fogeys specifically.”

Clay then addressed the controversy surrounding Adam Schefter’s seemingly insensitive tweet; additionally contextualizing the announcement for what it sought to perform.

“I believed it was poorly phrased … what Schefter tried to do is what usually occurs with an obituary, the place you sum up somebody’s skilled life.

“In the event you’re a first-round quarterback, I don’t assume it’s essential be saying who this individual was.”

Dec 27, 2020; Landover, Maryland, USA; Washington Soccer Staff quarterback Dwayne Haskins (7) passes the ball throughout heat ups previous to their sport towards the Carolina Panthers at FedExField.
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Make amends for Armando Salguero’s Monday morning column on Haskins‘ prompt legacy.