An unspeakable tragedy. Only 24 years old, Haskins was the No. 15 overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft following a standout performance at Ohio State where he set single-season school and conference records for passing yards and passing touchdowns. Haskins did not have as much success in the NFL, but he was on track to compete for the backup job in Pittsburgh. Schefter reports he was in South Florida to train with his Steelers teammates ahead of the season. Our thoughts are with his loved ones. 

Haskins was given an original-round tender as a restricted free agent. Since he was originally drafted in the first round, a team would owe Pittsburgh a first-round pick if they signed him away. That simply was not going to happen, so it makes sense for Haskins to sign the deal. He will compete for backup duties behind Mitch Trubisky this offseason. 

Since Haskins was the No. 15 overall pick in 2019 by Washington, going with the original-round, low tender was an easy decision here. No team is giving a first-rounder to the Steelers to sign Haskins away. He's expected to compete for the Steelers' backup job this season, assuming Pittsburgh does something else to upgrade its quarterback room.

The first-round tender would count $2.5 million against the salary cap. It's an expected move with Ben Roethlisberger retiring and confirms that Haskins showed enough as the third-string quarterback to return for another season. The Steelers have talked up Haskins and Mason Rudolph as potential Roethlisberger replacements, but it would be surprising if Haskins was more than a backup in 2022.