Colin Cowherd ripped for disparaging Dwayne Haskins comment

It's beyond gross that Cowherd would reference Haskins in a list of quarterbacks whom teams can't win with. His death ended his career far before we knew what he could be. 

He only started 13 games for the dysfunctional Dan Snyder-era Washington franchise from 2019-20 before joining the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2021. It's deeply unserious to suggest that's a large enough sample size to know what Haskins' future held.

At Ohio State, he was Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2018, going 373-of-533 (70 percent) for 4,831 yards, 50 touchdowns and eight interceptions. From his first to second year in the NFL, Haskins improved his completion percentage and yards per game and lowered his interception and sack rates.

Cowherd's comment is sports talk radio at its worst. It can be a dehumanizing space for athletes, which Cowherd made clear.

As a necessary balm to his dismissive remarks about Haskins, here's ESPN's Ryan Clark speaking with Haskins' former Ohio State and Washington teammate Terry McLaurin on the quarterback's influence on his life last week on his podcast, "The Pivot."

"My boy Dwayne, he would give you the shirt off his back... He really taught me, past football, how to be a real friend. How to hold your teammates, how to hold your friends accountable," McLaurin recalled.

He also remembered how Haskins grew from adversity as a young player at Ohio State to become a Rose Bowl-winning quarterback in his second season.

"Seeing Dwayne grow, not only on the field but off the field during that time, was really special," McLaurin added. 

"He may not have been first in the workouts, he was kind of, you know, had a long face ... And to see the way he grew during his time there and reset the record books and became a leader for our group ... he was like unstoppable."