Steelers to honor Haskins with helmet tag

The Pittsburgh Steelers will pay tribute to Dwayne Haskins, their deceased teammate, with a No. 3 sticker on the back of their helmets throughout the 2022 season.

Haskins lost his life last April when he was struck by a truck on Interstate 595 in Florida. A toxicology report determined Haskins was legally intoxicated at the time of his death,

“I am devastated and speechless at the unfortunate death of Dwayne Haskins,” Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said via a statement in April. “He quickly became a part of our Steeler family since 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 than that, a tremendous friend to many. I am truly heartbroken.”

Haskins, drafted in the first round of the 2019 draft by Washington, spent the 2021 season in Pittsburgh as the team’s third quarterback behind Ben Roethlisberger and Mason Rudolph. The Steelers re-signed Haskins to a one-year contract in March and he was expected to compete for Pittsburgh’s starting job following Roethlisberger’s retirement.

Before his death, Haskins spent time with teammates in Florida at the home of fellow quarterback Mitchell Trubisky during a weekend of bonding and training.

“I spent your last moments with you and I can’t stop thinking about how selfless you were in those moments,” wide receiver Chase Claypool wrote in a message on his Twitter account at the time. “All you cared about was making sure everyone around you was OK and I can’t thank you enough for that. You are what I strive to be.”