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Dwayne Haskins death: NFL analyst apologizes after saying quarterback might 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 need to apologize to Mr. Haskins’ household and anybody who heard my poor alternative of phrases. I really apologize. My coronary heart goes out to his household at this tough time,” Brandt stated in an announcement on Twitter.
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This morning whereas studying of Dwayne Haskins’ passing, I reacted carelessly and insensitively on a radio interview. I need to apologize to Mr. Haskins’ household and anybody who heard my poor alternative of phrases. I really apologize. My coronary heart goes out to his household at this tough time.
— Gil Brandt (@Gil_Brandt) April 9, 2022
In the course of the Saturday afternoon section on SiriusXM NFL radio, Brandt was requested about Haskins’ demise 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 go in opposition to the Carolina Panthers throughout the first half of an NFL preseason recreation 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 lifeless, so to talk,” the NFL analyst said. “It was all the time one thing.”
Dwayne Haskins #7 of the Washington Soccer Staff appears at hand off the ball throughout a NFL soccer recreation in opposition to 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“It’s a tragic factor,” Brandt added, “particularly for those who’re 24 years outdated, along with your complete life forward of you, however possibly if he stayed in class a 12 months he wouldn’t do foolish issues [like] jogging on a freeway.”
Native authorities stated Haskins was fatally struck by a automobile in Broward County when he tried to cross an interstate on foot. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
Dwayne Haskins #3 of the Pittsburgh Steelers appears on throughout the recreation in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Subject on September 26, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Haskins was set to show 25 subsequent month.