Like a lot of 21-year-olds going into the workforce for the first time, Dwayne Haskins had a lot of growing up to do when he arrived in the NFL in April 2019.
But there was one thing no one around him ever questioned: they knew, deep down, he had a heart of gold.
It showed most in how he would interact with kids, was apparent in his million-dollar smile and obvious in the way he treated people. There was a video of Haskins that went viral during his meteoric rise to stardom at Ohio State that showed him as an 11-year-old throwing at a camp in the Buckeyes’ indoor facility, and proclaiming, “I’m gonna go to school here.” It was probably a little naïve of him then, but it was what Haskins was—genuine.
