The death story of Ohio State standout Dwayne Haskins might take an unexpected turn.
Following the devastating death of former Ohio State football player Dwayne Haskins, a startling new detail has surfaced.
Attorney Rick Ellsley of The Ellsley Law Firm said this week that Haskins is the target of a lawsuit based on “previously unseen evidence.”
Ellsley’s statement included the following excerpt: “Many questions remain as to what transpired in the hours before Dwayne was killed.”
“Dwayne was allegedly singled out and given drugs as a part of a plot including robbery and extortion. In actuality, he had his extremely costly watch stolen not long before he passed away.”
Haskins’ sudden death and circumstances leading up to it were followed by a myriad of questions as to what happened, which authorities sought to answer.
The medical examiner’s report claimed that Haskins had been drinking heavily and had a “significant amount of alcohol in his blood” before he was hit and killed by a dump truck on a highway in south Florida, where he was training with fellow members of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The medical examiner said that Haskins died of blunt force trauma and ruled the death as accidental.
Reports say Haskins was hit by the truck at 6:37 a.m. and a pair of 911 emergency calls revealed that he was walking to get gas for his car.
The medical examiner noted that Haskins was trying to wave down cars on the highway to get a lift before he was struck and killed.
Dwayne Haskins on the field
Haskins was at Ohio State for three seasons, but played most of his career with the Buckeyes during the 2018 campaign.
He went 13-1 as the starter, completing 70.1 percent of his passes for 4,831 yards with 50 touchdowns and eight interceptions.
Haskins ran for 108 yards on 85 carries and scored four additional times as a rusher.
Ohio State lost once in the regular season that year, to Purdue as the No. 2 team, but went on to score 62 points against Michigan, defeat Northwestern in the Big Ten Championship Game, and beat No. 9 Washington in the Rose Bowl, 28-23.
Haskins was picked by the Washington Redskins with the No. 15 overall selection in the 2019 NFL Draft. He played in 16 total games with the Redskins/Football Team, completing 60.1 percent of his passes for 2,804 yards with 12 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
Haskins signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 21, 2021, earning the third-string status behind starter Ben Roethlisberger and reserve Mason Rudolph. He was inactive for most of the Steelers’ 2021 season, except for one game.