'Told her ‘I love you, miss you, wish you was here,'' Shaquil Barrett told reporters.
Arrayah Barrett died on April 30. The child had fallen into the pool at about 9:30 a.m., according to the Tampa Police Department. She was taken to an area hospital and despite life-saving measures was pronounced dead a short time later,Shaquil Barrett, 30, a nine-year NFL veteran who is playing in his fifth season with the Bucs, said his daughter’s death was weighing on him and he struggled to take the field when Tampa Bay opened its season last week in Minnesota..
I called my wife, and some of the coaches checked in on me. Then like out of the blue, everything just went away and I was able to focus on a game. My wife says people pray for me, and I actually felt that wave of emotions slide to the side, and I was actually able to focus.”Barrett’s interception came shortly before the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter, with the Bucs clinging to a 20-17 lead.
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