The NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers have donated $10,000 to the family involved in a deadly car accident on their way to the Bucs' Nov. 4 "Monday Night Football" game at Arrowhead Stadium against the Kansas City Chiefs.
According to ESPN, Connor Barba, 18, of Norman, Okla., was killed in the crash, while his mother, Megan Barnett, was seriously injured.
Barnett had surprised her son with tickets to the game, so he could see his favorite player, Baker Mayfield.
"My thoughts and prayers go out to Megan and her family as they deal with this heartbreaking loss," Mayfield said in a statement. "I am honored and humbled knowing that Connor was such a big fan. I would have loved to have met him. As a new parent, this really hits home for me. I realize there are no words that can provide true comfort at a time such as this, but I hope that Megan makes a full recovery and that she draws strength from the outpouring of support she is receiving from around the country."
The accident happened just before 4 p.m. Nov. 2, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol. For unknown reasons, a 2014 Chevy Camaro veered into the other lane of a two-lane road and hit Barba, who was driving, and Barnett head-on. Police said the other driver, Joseph Savage, of Coffeyville, Kansas, was also killed.
Barba's uncle Collin Barnett told "Good Morning America" that his nephew's quick reaction probably saved his mother's life.
"We were told that the [other car] was in Connor's lane, and Connor swerved, [and] that he hit the brakes tremendously hard and got Megan out of the way," Collin Barnett said. "He took the full impact and was kind of heroic in that."
Barnett is currently in the ICU at a hospital in Tulsa.
