Dwayne Haskins was dehumanized in the wake of his tragic death

The 24-year-old was a son, a teammate and a friend. But some could not see beyond his status as an entertainer when he was killed on Saturday

When Daniel Wilcox read the tweet ESPN's Adam Schefter posted to break the news of NFL quarterback Dwayne Haskins' death, he thought about how some view athletes as mere entertainers without taking the time to see them as human.

When you're in the NFL, you're just a piece of meat. You're a name and you're a number," says Wilcox, who played tight end for the New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Baltimore Ravens.