“Dwayne Haskins was living to be dead,” Twitter Reacts to Gil Brandt’s insensitive rant on the death of 24-year old QB
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In what came in as shocking and tragic news to everyone, Dwayne Haskins died after being struck by a dump truck. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was jogging on the South Florida highway while the accident occurred on Saturday.
The has taken everyone associated with the NFL, whether directly or indirectly aback simply due to the brutality of the whole event. However it seems as if, former Dallas Cowboys legend Gil Brandt wasn’t among those who was surprised to see Dwayne Haskins die.
Gil Brandt apologised later for making such comments on the death of Dwayne Haskins
The long term executive for the Cowboys made insensitive remarks on the death of the quarterback while appearing on NFL radio. Brandt called him out for not completing his education and wondered why he would be jogging on a highway.
Gil Brandt said during the interview, “I hate anytime anybody is killed or anybody dies, but he was a guy that was living to be dead, so to speak. They told him, don’t under any circumstance leave school early.
“You just don’t have the work habits, you don’t have this, you don’t have that.’ What did he do? He left early. It’s a tragic thing any time somebody dies, especially when you’re 24 years old and have your whole life ahead of you. But maybe if he stayed in school a year he wouldn’t do silly things. Jogging on a highway on a road like that leaves it open.”
These comments by Gil Brandt has earned him heavy criticism and he might even lose his job over the infamous incident.
After facing the wrath of the NFL fans for his insensitive comments, Gil Brandt issued an apology on his official Twitter account which said, “This morning while learning of Dwayne Haskins’ passing, I reacted carelessly and insensitively on a radio interview. I want to apologize to Mr. Haskins’ family and anyone who heard my poor choice of words. I truly apologize. My heart goes out to his family at this difficult time.”
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