Prior to his demise, Dwayne Haskins was still married to his wife, Kalabrya Gondrezick-Haskins, who was arrested on battery and domestic violence charges after allegedly punching Haskins during an altercation at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on July 3, 2021.
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The couple had been married since March 2021, and has seemingly moved on from the drama, and have remained a united front on social media.
Haskins went by the nickname Simba, which was taken from the protagonist of the 1994 film The Lion King.
He adopted it as a child due to him having an afro at the time that reminded his mother of a lion’s mane.
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He used the nickname and the film’s coming-of-age story as motivation and incorporated it into his personal clothing brand, Kingdom of Pride.
His mentor during high school and college was NFL wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, whom he met through Mohamed Jabbie, one of his best friends and Sanu’s nephew.
A New Jersey native, Haskins grew up a New York Giants fan.
Haskins died on April 9, 2022, after being struck by a car in South Florida, where he was training with several of his Steelers teammates, including Mitchell Trubisky and Najee Harris.
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