Chargers defensive tackle Brandon Mebane's infant daughter died last week. He told reporters on Wednesday that he plans to play in Sunday's AFC Divisional Round matchup against the Patriots.
Mebane has missed time over the last few months as helped care for his daughter, Makenna, who was born premature in November with trisomy 13.
"She passed away January 3, Thursday," he said. "She wasn’t getting better so we had to make a decision. She kept having bleeds from the stomach, and then when they tried to feed her, it wasn’t good for her liver."
"We’re doing pretty good," he said of his family.