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Dwayne Haskins death: NFL analyst apologizes after saying he would be alive if he ‘stayed in school’
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Former SiriusXM NFL analyst Gil Brandt apologized Saturday after making ill-timed feedback about Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who was killed in South Florida earlier that very same day.
“I wish to apologize to Mr. Haskins’ household and anybody who heard my poor selection of phrases. I actually apologize. My coronary heart goes out to his household at this tough time,” Brandt mentioned in a press release on Twitter.
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This morning whereas studying of Dwayne Haskins’ passing, I reacted carelessly and insensitively on a radio interview. I wish to apologize to Mr. Haskins’ household and anybody who heard my poor selection of phrases. I actually apologize. My coronary heart goes out to his household at this tough time.
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) April 9, 2022
Through the Saturday afternoon section on SiriusXM NFL radio, Brandt was requested about Haskins’ loss of life as he had intently adopted his profession at Ohio State earlier than he was drafted fifteenth general by Washington within the 2019 NFL Draft.
Dwayne Haskins #3 of the Pittsburgh Steelers appears to be like to move towards the Carolina Panthers in the course of the first half of an NFL preseason sport at Financial institution of America Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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“I hate anytime anyone dies, however he was a man that was residing to be useless, so to talk,” the NFL analyst said. “It was all the time one thing.”
Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Washington Soccer Staff appears to be like handy off the ball throughout a NFL soccer sport towards the Washington Soccer Staff at FedExField on December 27, 2020 in Landover, Maryland.
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“It’s a tragic factor,” Brandt added, “particularly for those who’re 24 years outdated, together with your entire life forward of you, however possibly if he stayed at school a yr he wouldn’t do foolish issues [like] jogging on a freeway.”
Native authorities mentioned Haskins was fatally struck by a automobile in Broward County when he tried to cross an interstate on foot. He was pronounced useless on the scene.
Dwayne Haskins #3 of the Pittsburgh Steelers appears to be like on in the course of the sport towards the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Area on September 26, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Haskins was set to show 25 subsequent month.