You be the judge of it, but this was not the time or place to speak about Haskins' career or the lack of success he had. Simply saying: "Dwayne Haskins, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback" would have been just fine...
Schefter faced a lot of criticism in the media and frankly, rightfully so. He probably did not mean it in a bad way, but it was still very disrespectful. A lot of NFL players defended Haskins and were furious at Schefter.
Adam took the time to answer the critiques yesterday in a video.
Here is the apology video from Schefter directly:
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12 AVRIL | 75 ANSWERS ESPN's Adam Schefter Apologizes for Tweet Regarding Dwayne Haskins's Death Was Adam Schefter out of line in this situation? | ||
Yes | 44 | 58.7 % |
No | 31 | 41.3 % |
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