{"id":1434111,"date":"2022-04-12T19:44:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T23:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1434111"},"modified":"2022-04-12T19:44:41","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T23:44:41","slug":"it-was-a-mistake-espn-nfl-insider-apologizes-for-insensitive-dwayne-haskins-tweet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-was-a-mistake-espn-nfl-insider-apologizes-for-insensitive-dwayne-haskins-tweet\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It Was A Mistake\u2019: ESPN NFL Insider Apologizes For \u2018Insensitive\u2019 Dwayne Haskins Tweet"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fit-was-a-mistake-espn-nfl-insider-apologizes-for-insensitive-dwayne-haskins-tweet%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1434111&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1175987511.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter apologized on Monday for his Saturday tweet when reporting the death of Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt was insensitive,\u201d Schefter said Monday on \u2018The Adam Schefter Podcast.\u201d \u201cIt was a mistake. And I can assure you it was not my intention. I wish I could have that tweet back. The focus should have been on Dwayne. Who he was as a person, a husband, a friend, and so much more. I wanted to apologize to Dwayne\u2019s family, his friends, the players in the National Football League, and offer my condolences to everybody close to Dwayne.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An apology and a tribute to Dwayne Haskins. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QxjShC4ZYu\">pic.twitter.com\/QxjShC4ZYu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1513628230611263494?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>On Saturday, Schefter reported Haskins\u2019s death on Twitter, saying \u201c<\/span><span>Dwayne Haskins, a standout at Ohio State before struggling to catch on with Washington and Pittsburgh in the NFL, died this morning when he got hit by a car in South Florida, per his agent Cedric Saunders,\u201d Schefter wrote on Twitter. \u201cHaskins would have turned 25 years old on May 3.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/33706232\/pittsburgh-steelers-qb-dwayne-haskins-dies-being-hit-car\"><span>ESPN<\/span><\/a><span>, Haskins \u201cwas struck by a dump truck while he was walking on a South Florida highway,\u201d early Saturday morning, and was pronounced dead at the scene.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHe was attempting to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 when there was oncoming traffic,\u201d Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson Lt. Indiana Miranda said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Social media immediately jumped on Schefter for his choice of words, hammering the NFL insider for bringing up Haskins\u2019s struggles in his short NFL career. Schefter quickly deleted the tweet, sharing a new post with different wording, after several NFL players criticized Schefter for his original post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cHow about \u2018Dwayne Haskins, son, husband, buckeye brother, friend, beloved teammate has passed away\u2019 TF his career ups and downs have to do with him unfortunately losing his life STFU!\u201d former Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones posted to Twitter. \u201cLet his family &#038; friends grieve instead of throwing shade. Praying for the Haskins family!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How about \u201c Dwayne Haskins, son, husband, buckeye brother, friend, beloved teammate has passed away\u201d TF his career ups and downs have to do with him unfortunately losing his life\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f STFU! Let his family &#038; friends grieve instead of throwing shade. Praying for the Haskins family!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gb1D9KcgCQ\">pic.twitter.com\/gb1D9KcgCQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cardale Jones (@CJ1two) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CJ1two\/status\/1512812784999976971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span>12-year NFL veteran cornerback Joe Haden told Schefter to \u201cdo better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cYou gotta do better [Adam Schefter] !!! This is wild!! A MAN lost his life!!\u201d Haden posted.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You gotta do better <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AdamSchefter<\/a> !!! This is wild!! A MAN lost his life!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BowSkkLw66\">https:\/\/t.co\/BowSkkLw66<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Haden (@joehaden23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/joehaden23\/status\/1512813371434881027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Haskins was drafted by the now Washington Commanders in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft after a spectacular 2018 season at Ohio State, throwing for 50 touchdowns and just eight interceptions. He struggled in his first two NFL seasons, starting just 13 games for Washington. Haskins signed with the Steelers prior to the 2021 season.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI am devastated and at a loss for words with the unfortunate passing of Dwayne Haskins,\u201d Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/steelers\/status\/1512816701485821960?s=20&#038;t=j1xFjNrjy7YhPOKhh1z2TA\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> in a statement. \u201cHe quickly became part of our Steelers family upon his arrival in Pittsburgh and was one of our hardest workers, both on the field and in our community. Dwayne was a great teammate, but even more so a tremendous friend to so many. I am truly heartbroken.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cOur thoughts and prayers are with his wife, Kalabrya, and his entire family during this difficult time,\u201d the statement continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to sports@dailywire.com.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. We believe in our country, in the value of truth and the freedom to speak it, and in the right to challenge tyranny wherever we see it. 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