Garrett was incredibly lucky, and despite his coaches not. After hearing this story, we’re even less inclined to bet against a man who showed incredible courage and resiliency in the face of unthinkable adversity. During the altercation, Garrett was shot in the face, the bullet going through his cheeks and taking out five teeth in the process. Garrett was one of three Titans UDFAs we considered among the best bets to secure a roster spot. “I just wanted to be there for my brothers and ultimately, to showcase and have a chance to play football again.” 2 Alabama, No 4 Ohio State There are Heisman candidates on each team in Spartan Kenneth Walker III and Buckeye C Freshly back in the rankings, the Razorbacks. “I knew I wanted to be there for my team,” Garrett said after organized team activities last week, per John Glennon of Sports Illustrated. Ohio State DT Haskell Garrett recovering after being shot in face Skip to main content Skip to navigation > ESPN Search You have reached ESPNs UK edition. Next thing I knew, I was picking myself up in a puddle of blood.”Īfter multiple oral surgeries, Haskell was able to return to the field a few months later, and just in time for the Buckeyes’ season-opener. based on a story by Guy Elmes), Haskell Wexler (Cinematographer), Sergio Canevari (Art Director). I look towards her and then when I looked back, everything just went black. Garrettwho is projected to get scooped up in the third or fourth round in the 2022 NFL Draftplayed for the Buckeyes for five seasons but saw his promising future cast into doubt as a result of a terrifying incident that unfolded when he was shot in the face near his apartment in Columbus around 1 A.M. “I went over there, intervened and pushed him away from her. ![]() “Immediately, my instincts are to go help that woman. According to the CPD incident report, Garrett said he was. “I saw another man hit a woman and one of our core values at The Ohio State is Title IX, respect women,” Garrett told NFL Network back in April. Garrett told Columbus Police he was shot in the face while attempting to break up a fight between and man and a woman early on Aug. Garrett decided to step in and help the woman, but the man shot him in the face, with the bullet going through one cheek and out the other. Matt Miller of ESPN has Garrett getting taken 216th overall by the Arizona Cardinals in his seven-round mock draft.Tennessee Titans undrafted free agent and defensive lineman Haskell Garrett will have to overcome the odds if he wants to make the team’s 53-man roster out of training camp, but that challenge pales in comparison to what the Ohio State product went through while at college.īack in 2020, Garrett was walking home after a night out when he saw a man hit a woman. In his mock draft, Vinnie Iyer of The Sporting News has Garrett going to Baltimore in the fourth round at No. Everything that my family and everybody around me has gone through, it’s just overwhelming.” Where is Haskell Garrett projected to go in the NFL Draft? That sense of success, it’s not just mine. “All those people that endured my journey with me, it’s just so gratifying. Ohio State defensive tackle Haskell Garrett was injured late Saturday night from a non-lethal gunshot wound to the face, confirmed Sunday morning by Columbus Police. “My story is still being written,” Garrett said before the team's Big Ten Championship Game later that season. The defensive tackle was able to keep his perspective during his recovery. He ended up the season with All-American honors. 24 against Nebraska when the coronavirus-shortened season opened. Garrett worked hard to recover and ended up starting the season for the Buckeyes on Oct. “That's really the only thing I want to comment about that night.” “I just know I was trying to do the right thing and it just was unfortunate the way it panned out,” he told a reporter at the time. The bullet went in one cheek and out the other, through Garrett’s teeth and tongue.
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