Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Brandon Mebane told reporters Wednesday his seven-week-old daughter, Makenna, died the Thursday before the team’s wild-card game against the Baltimore Ravens.
“She wasn’t getting better so we had to make a decision,” he said.
Mebane missed four regular-season games to care for Makenna, who was born with trisomy 13 — a very rare condition in which an individual has an extra chromosome 13. The 33-year-old veteran missed the Chargers’ win over the Ravens but said he plans to play against the Patriots in the divisional round Sunday.
Makenna will be in his thoughts.