Dwayne Haskins, what was your reaction
when you got the news that the
Washington football team released you?
When I got the news from today,
really, it was just a lot of
emotions, just. Religious.
Disappointing, sad and you know,
thank you for the opportunity
that Washington had gave me.
Has given has given me since they
were being drafted here and there's
a lot of emotions and you know.
Experiences and memories to look
back on that I'm thankful for.
You know, you think for the opportunity
when we first met one of the things
you wanted to be was the face of
the franchise an when you look at
what has happened in the last week,
how would you describe these series of
moments for you in regards to your last
week with the Washington football team?
It's been a long week in Hardest Week,
worst week of my life and.
You know all good things come to an
end eventually, so just thankful.
On that I was even able to get drafted,
think would even come home and I
will be in the DMV area and notice,
praying and hoping for another
opportunity and then just looking
forward to making the most of it.
The way you speak about you speak about
another opportunity an you talk about.
Learning from these mistakes an A lot of
Washington football fans are out there.
A lot of NFL fans are out there and
they want to know you know, will Dwayne
Haskins learn from these mistakes?
What have you learned from some
of these decisions that you've
made over the last two seasons?
You've been with the Washington
football team?
You know the accountable first wanted
decisions you make in life and be
able to move forward and make the
make the best decisions and learn
from them and take accountability
and learn from previous mistakes.
And I have no doubt in my mind
that I can overcome this tonight.
I can grow and become a better person,
better athlete, better quarterback,
better leader. Because of this and.
It's something that I'm praying and
working before to be able to show,
and I'm hoping that a new change
of scenery can help with that.
And you know, just.
This thankful for my teammates.
Thankful for people that believe in
me in the building and I'm sorry for
letting them down and something that I
will use as motivation moving forward.
Another bigger chip in my shoulder.
When you speak about that
chip on your shoulder,
the reality is is there's no
Canadian Football League right now.
There's no X FL.
You can't go back to college the
pretty much the only opportunity
you have to get back into playing
professional football is the NFL.
Do you feel like you have
the skills that you deserve?
Another shot of playing in the NFL?
I'm gonna feel like I have the skills
of playing quarterback at a high level
in the NFL and this is something I need
someone to believe in me and give me an
opportunity and I'm out there in that.
Not the word for that.
And by no means will it be easy.
Definitely willing to put
the work in to earn that,
and whether it's right away or in the future.
Just love playing football every
game and dedicating my life to this.
And even if there was a
question about it before.
I will in those questions later and just.
Man having game taken away from you,
something that you never
thought that would happen.
As someone who's been playing football
since I was 8-9 ten years old and.
This.
Mr.
Thames,
sometimes in life you have to
be humble and not at appreciate
everything even more and this is
something that I had to experience
and thanks blowing up that mouth.
You know I'm listening to you, Duane, Ann.
And obviously you know we've been tight
for long period of time now an you know.
People who are around you
want the most for you.
They want you to be successful.
You want to be successful yourself.
When this decision came that
you were no longer playing for
the Washington football team.
What type of emotions came up on you
when you realize that shot that you had
playing in the NFL no longer exists?
You know, it's tough.
It was a dream of mine planning out of
the person selling little kid and so
then I won't stop working for you know,
let it take me down that I didn't make
it the first time Martin do successful
in my first attempt on a lot of players,
I've been through a lot in this League
and every bond and have overcome and
know a lot of people have reached
out to me to keep my head up into,
you know, understand weather passes
be done in order to get back to where
I want to be and fully aware of that.
And I'm willing to do everything as
possible in order to have a role in this
League and have an opportunity to play.
I want to. Football team in.
Everything after granted and no,
I never played this game for
granted and I'll never you know,
not appreciate all the opportunities
that comes with football.
But most importantly,
just you know,
being a role model.
So then I took very seriously and
some things that happen with it.
That becomes a question and I'm
just looking forward to trying to
regain that trust with who you know
affected many people who believe
in me and let them know that.
Nope, not me.
Instagram even though things are not as
good as it used to be right now that
with every fall yet learn how to give it up.
And when you get up you should get
up and stand even taller next time.
So I do get the opportunity to,
you know, play this game again.
I might even be better.
Because of it,
and I'm thankful for that when
you get another opportunity and I'm
going to say when you get an opportunity
to speak that into existence.
What type of mindset will
now Dwayne Haskins have?
There's a focus driven mindset working
on everything that's possible in order
to earn this press my teammates.
Anything. Having that confidence
in me be laser focused.
Detail oriented some things that I
can improve on moving forward and
you know myself accountable for that.
And you know, playing quarterback
is hard position on the field.
You get the most blame and get the
most praise when you successful.
But you know when it's when it's
bad it's going to be really bad
and you know sometimes you gotta be
able to weather the storm with that
and feel like I'm learning aspect.
And this this thankful to still be here.
Thankfully, you know,
just to still be an NFL athlete
despite not being on the football team
anymore but hoping for another chance
and just praying that another team
sees the potential in me that I see
in myself and I need to untapped potential.
And I feel like I can still
be a good quarterback one day,
but it will take time.
And let's take a lot of
hard work and dedication.
And that's what I'm willing to do because
of how long I've been playing this game,
how long I've worked,
and I know that I'm a hard worker,
never have.
Based on the mistakes,
but you know people who need to be forgiven.
Sometimes in my acting for forgiveness,
but definitely on asking for understanding.
So understand that you know have to you
know face some things I need to know.
Right,
right that are wrong and I need to
just man up and move forward and
and make nice and make the best
of my next opportunity.
And that's what I wanted to do
and I'll do that without to
myself and my supporters.
My last question be to Duane is,
you know there's been tons of
athletes actually just regular
people who have had Hills and
valleys in their lives in each.
Valley that there rain is a testimony
that can be spoken to many people
so they can gain inspiration.
What can people learn from you?
Dwayne Haskins in the experiences
that you have face and then the
challenges that you now face ahead.
For like, a lot of people's lives and
testimony, and I've been at this football
thing for pretty much my whole life.
And people always see the success,
but they don't see the failures.
You don't see the highs
and lows at this game,
and I've been through a lot with this. And,
you know, I never let the love of the game,
you know, leave my mind or my heart.
And the reason why I play it and.
Who knows, people that inspire when I
do and and the loving and the Russian,
the feeling that I get to play in this game,
not for any superficial reasons
or otherworldly reasons,
other than the fact that I just
love when a football games that
I left on touchdown passes.
I love leading my teammates and I
just love having their Brotherhood
atmosphere as something that you know.
Just as a kid since little leagues
and smelling the grass when you
first walk into the field that you
look forward to just look forward
to being on locker room again.
Look forward to, you know,
cracking jokes with my teammates
and you know,
getting there early,
leaving late Sunday as much as I can
to be a student of the game and be
accountable and be someone that can
be trusted on and off the field.
I know that I can do it,
and I know that I've shown that
I've actually doing it before,
but I just need to showcase in here
doing and know that I get another chance.
And that's all I had run for.
Dwayne, I don't know if this is
going to be our last interview.
I was there for you right before you got
drafted to the Washington football team,
but I just want to say that all of
us have failed in our lives and we
become successful after our failures.
When you miss, you always keep
shooting another jump shot or you keep
attempting to strive to do better.
And I know that you Dwayne Haskins,
me knowing you personally.
You will do better.
Look forward to seeing the the testimony
that well that will come in the future.
Appreciate you doing.
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