{"id":40293,"date":"2022-04-11T14:56:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T18:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=40293"},"modified":"2022-04-11T14:56:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T18:56:48","slug":"social-media-reacts-to-the-passing-of-steelers-qb-dwayne-haskins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2022\/04\/11\/social-media-reacts-to-the-passing-of-steelers-qb-dwayne-haskins\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Reacts To The Passing Of Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tragedy struck the NFL Community over the weekend when Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was hit by a car while he was walking on a South Florida highway early Saturday morning. He was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency responders.<\/p>\n

According to an ESPN report,<\/a> Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson Lt. Indiana Miranda said Haskins “was attempting to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 when there was oncoming traffic.”<\/p>\n

It remains unknown at this time why Haskins was trying to cross the busy road but his death remains “an open traffic homicide investigation.”<\/p>\n

Haskins was in Florida participating in offseason workouts with other Steelers players, he was just 24-years old at the time of his passing.<\/p>\n

Both NFL teams Haskins played in his career shared the following statements from their head coaches along with some heartfelt messages from his teammates over social media.<\/p>\n

\n

We are deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Dwayne Haskins. <\/p>\n

May he rest in peace. pic.twitter.com\/PsDEx9RI5J<\/a><\/p>\n

— Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) April 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n