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In my words: Dwayne Haskins Shares the Experiences of His 1st Year in the NFL
It was April 25, 2019, and the Washington Redskins were on the clock.[/B] Friends, family and mentors surrounded me as burgundy and gold flashed on the screen.
I was actually in Nashville before the NFL draft for some marketing opportunities. People asked, "Why are you going home?" The answer was simple: family is very important to me. You can only take five people to the draft, and I have at least 15 cousins.
Instead, I decided to rent out a bowling alley that my family went to when I was in high school. It was a cool little event. There was a VIP section for my close family and all the people that I'm really close with. I packed the place with all the cousins, nieces and nephews I could.
There was also the chance that the Redskins were going to draft me, so I wanted to be close to home.
This was the realization of a dream coming true. I started playing football when I was eight years old and playing quarterback when I was 10. From that point on, I dreamed of being an NFL quarterback. I had literally watched every single draft from pick one all the way to 256. It was like Christmas Eve. I watched going back to Calvin Johnson in 2008. I would watch literally every draft.
I always dreamed of being drafted. Now it was about to happen.
The pick was in, and my phone started to ring. The Redskins were drafting me. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the pick as my family cheered.
And my life changed forever.
Click HERE to read the rest of the story on www.redskins.com
It was April 25, 2019, and the Washington Redskins were on the clock.[/B] Friends, family and mentors surrounded me as burgundy and gold flashed on the screen.
I was actually in Nashville before the NFL draft for some marketing opportunities. People asked, "Why are you going home?" The answer was simple: family is very important to me. You can only take five people to the draft, and I have at least 15 cousins.
Instead, I decided to rent out a bowling alley that my family went to when I was in high school. It was a cool little event. There was a VIP section for my close family and all the people that I'm really close with. I packed the place with all the cousins, nieces and nephews I could.
There was also the chance that the Redskins were going to draft me, so I wanted to be close to home.
This was the realization of a dream coming true. I started playing football when I was eight years old and playing quarterback when I was 10. From that point on, I dreamed of being an NFL quarterback. I had literally watched every single draft from pick one all the way to 256. It was like Christmas Eve. I watched going back to Calvin Johnson in 2008. I would watch literally every draft.
I always dreamed of being drafted. Now it was about to happen.
The pick was in, and my phone started to ring. The Redskins were drafting me. Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the pick as my family cheered.
And my life changed forever.
Click HERE to read the rest of the story on www.redskins.com