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Saints' Bushrod mourns death of newborn child

New Orleans Saints offensive tackle Jermon Bushrod's newborn daughter has died, he wrote in a Twitter post Saturday.

Jordyn Lynn Bushrod was only one week old, Bushrod said, when she died this past Thursday.

"My heart has been broken," he wrote on Twitter. "We will get through this with faith, family and friends."

My heart has been broken. My baby girl Jordyn Lynn Bushrod passed away Thursday October 18th. She was only here for a week but we were ready to love her unconditionally. We will get through this with faith, family and friends.