Devin McCourty and his wife, Michelle, endured every parent's worst nightmare last weekend.
The New England Patriots safety shared his wife's announcement Saturday that they lost their third child, Mia, last Sunday as the result of a stillbirth.
"I cry as I type this," Michelle wrote in an Instagram post. "My pregnancy had resulted in a stillbirth at almost 8 months of being pregnant - at exactly 31 weeks 2 days, when we found out that the baby girl growing inside me no longer had a heartbeat after being completely fine the week prior at my last doctor's appointment.
"We are so heartbroken. We are devastated. We are speechless. We are angry. We are sad. We are confused. We are numb."
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The couple has two other young children: a 3-year-old girl named Londyn and a 2-year-old boy named Brayden.
The McCourtys received an outpouring of support from Devin's current and former teammates after he shared the news on Instagram.
Here's ex-Patriots quarterback Tom Brady: "Love you my brother. So sad for you loss! You are in our thoughts and prayers always ❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼"
And here's Patriots linebackers coach Jerod Mayo: "My prayers and love to your family bro."
Patriots wide receiver N'Keal Harry -- "My prayers are definitely going out to y'all. Love you bro💙" -- Detroit Lions defensive end Trey Flowers -- "Prayers for you and your family! 💪🏾 be strong brother" -- and ex-Patriots cornerback Aqib Talib -- "Praying for ya family brotha!" -- were among many other NFL players offering their support to the McCourtys.
Michelle added in her message that she and Devin "appreciate the love and support we've already gotten, and just ask that you respect our privacy during this difficult time, since we have no answers to give anyway."
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