Russell Wilson opened his postgame interview on NBC expressing his condolences after James White’s father, Tyrone, died in a car crash in South Florida on Sunday.
Wilson, who threw five touchdown passes and guided the Seattle Seahawks to a 35-30 win over the Patriots, was a college teammate of White’s at Wisconsin. He paid his respects before the game on Twitter, then elaborated afterward in a conversation with reporter Michele Tafoya.
Praying for you bro @SweetFeet_White ud83dude4fud83cudffeud83dude4fud83cudffeud83dude4fud83cudffe
— Russell Wilson (@DangeRussWilson) September 20, 2020
“My heart’s heavy, because one of my teammates, James White, from Wisconsin, one of the nicest guys, teammates, one of the hardest workers, one of the best people I know, had a tough one losing his dad,” Wilson said.