Bucs donate $10,000 to family of Baker Mayfield fan tragically killed in crash while driving to Chiefs game

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers person donated $10,000 to an Oklahoma household aft 18-year-old Baker Mayfield fan, Connor Barba, was tragically killed successful a car mishap connected the mode to the game. 

Barba and his mother, Megan Barnett, were traveling implicit the play to Arrowhead Stadium to ticker the Bucs instrumentality connected the Kansas City Chiefs. The mother-son travel was meant to observe Barba’s upcoming birthday. 

Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes (15) passes the shot against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, successful Kansas City, Mo.  (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

But they were progressive successful a tragic head-on collision with different conveyance successful Kansas, sidesplitting Barba and leaving his parent earnestly injured. 

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According to the Kansas Highway Patrol clang log, a conveyance heading s​​outhbound connected U169 turned into the northbound lane for an "unknown reason" and struck Barba’s conveyance head-on. The 45-year-old antheral operator of that car was besides killed successful the crash. 

A 3rd conveyance was progressive successful the crash, but the operator was not injured. 

Following the tragic news, the Bucs donated $10,000 to the family, and a squad spokesperson said that Mayfield, Barba’s favourite player, and his woman program to scope retired to the family, ESPN reported.

Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Joshua Uche (55) tackles Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield (6) during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot game, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, successful Kansas City, Mo.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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"My thoughts and prayers spell retired to Megan and her household arsenic they woody with this heartbreaking loss," Mayfield said successful a statement, via the outlet. "I americium honored and humbled knowing that Connor was specified a large fan. I would person loved to person met him. As a caller parent, this truly hits location for me."

He continued, "I recognize determination are nary words that tin supply existent comfortableness astatine a clip specified arsenic this, but I anticipation that Megan makes a afloat betterment and that she draws spot from the outpouring of enactment she is receiving from astir the country."

Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield (6) runs the shot during the 2nd fractional against the Kansas City Chiefs astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium.  (Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images)

According to a fundraiser acceptable up connected behalf of the family, Barnett is successful the ICU successful Tulsa and "has galore injuries that volition necessitate extended recovery." 

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Barba's uncle Collin Barnett told "Good Morning America" that the young man’s speedy reasoning astatine the clip of the clang whitethorn person saved his mother’s life. 

"We were told that the [other car] was successful Connor's lane, and Connor swerved, [and] that helium deed the brakes tremendously hard and got Megan retired of the way," helium said, via ESPN. "He took the afloat interaction and was benignant of heroic successful that." 

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