Marvin Jones pens emotional letter about death of baby son and moment daughter asked ‘when is he back from heaven?’
NFL star Marvin Jones has revealed his struggle after the death of his baby son in an emotional letter to his four older children.
The Detroit Lions wide receiver said he was "ready to call it quits" and move out of the country after six-month-old Marlo died suddenly last December.
He told of the heartbreaking moment Mya asked when her baby brother would "come back from heaven".
But he said the children had brought "an immense amount of joy" to him and wife Jazmyn, helping them through the "unimaginable tragedy".
Jones wrote: "It’s tough to talk about even all these months later, but after your little brother Marlo passed away in December… Daddy was ready to call it quits.
Jones had shared a heartwarming video of the whole on Christmas morning.
Just two days later he posted again on Instagram with the .
He said: “It is hard to believe that our little angel, our fighter from day one, our son ‘Marlito’ has unfortunately passed away and is no longer here with us.
“Marlo, the joy that you brought to us everyday, with that smile, and that energy was like heaven on earth.
“You will always be in our hearts. We will always remember you.”
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Jones was seen sobbing on the sidelines as , with his whole family wearing jerseys with the baby’s name on the back.