Steelers to pay tribute to Dwayne Haskins during 2022 season with helmet decal

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The Pittsburgh Steelers will pay tribute to former quarterback Dwayne Haskins, who tragically died in April, with a special helmet decal which will be worn throughout the 2022 season, the team announced Friday. 

Steelers Senior Director of Communications Burt Lauten shared images of the team’s helmets on social media which displayed a No. 3 sticker on the back — a salute to Haskins, who was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a Florida highway.

Dwayne Haskins of the Pittsburgh Steelers makes a pass in the second half during the 2021 NFL preseason Hall of Fame Game against the Dallas Cowboys at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, on Aug. 5, 2021. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

"The #Steelers will honor their late teammate, Dwayne Haskins, by wearing a "3" sticker on their helmets throughout the year," Lauten wrote. 

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Haskins, who would have turned 25 this year, was in Florida training with Steelers teammates when he attempted to cross the westbound lanes of Interstate 595 on foot and was hit by a dump truck around 6:37 a.m. on April 9, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

He was pronounced dead at the scene. 

A vigil is held at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, in memory of former Ohio State Buckeye Dwayne Haskins on April 12, 2022. (Gaelen Morse/Getty Images)

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After signing a one-year restricted free agent tender this offseason, Haskins was expected to compete for the starting job in Pittsburgh following veteran Ben Roethlisberger’s retirement.

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