{"id":289120,"date":"2023-09-18T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=289120"},"modified":"2023-09-18T14:36:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T14:36:02","slug":"buccaneers-lb-shaquil-barrett-dedicates-pick-six-in-win-over-bears-to-late-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/nfl\/buccaneers-lb-shaquil-barrett-dedicates-pick-six-in-win-over-bears-to-late-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers LB Shaquil Barrett dedicates pick-six in win over Bears to late daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"
Tampa Bay Buccaneers pass rusher \ufeffShaquil Barrett\ufeff sealed Sunday’s 27-17 win over the Chicago Bears with a 4-yard pick-six on a screen pass.<\/p>\n
The phenomenal read from Barrett iced the victory, putting the Bucs at 2-0 to open the season. But Barrett’s mind, in that moment, was elsewhere.<\/p>\n
Barrett’s 2-year-old daughter Arrayah drowned in a pool in April, a heartbreaking loss that will stick with the family forever. After the score, Barrett blew a kiss to the heavens in her memory.<\/p>\n
“I always play for my family already, but then having that extra incentive, it makes me want to go a little harder for her,” Barrett told reporters after the game,\u00a0via the team’s official website. “It never stops sucking. It is always going to suck, but to be able to shine a spotlight on her a little bit and when the camera was on me after I made the play, I told her, ‘I love you. I miss you. Wish you were here.’ I am glad I am able to still get some spotlight for her and to the Lord above because He is the reason we are here right now. I am just trusting His plan.”<\/p>\n
It’s been a rough year for Barrett, who tore his Achilles in Week 8 last season. Then the tragedy struck in April.<\/p>\n
Barrett has dedicated the 2023 season to Arrayah. It’s off to a good start with a sack and a pick-6 on Sunday.<\/p>\n
“It’s unbelievable. You can’t even fathom going through something like that,” coach Todd Bowles said of Barrett. “To see him go through it and come out on the other side — and I’m sure he still has days — but to play like he’s playing right now, to be where he is right now is unbelievable.”<\/p>\n
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