RAIDERS linebacker Will Compton announced that his mother passed away suddenly just hours before Las Vegas’ game against the Browns.
Compton, 32, shared the news that his mother, Kathy, had passed in a heartbreaking statement on Monday afternoon.
“I am heart broken to let you know my mom suddenly passed away last night,” Compton said.
“I am headed home to be with family. It has been a brutal last 16 hours.
“Please love on your moms and keep my family in your thoughts and prayers.
“Our mom was everything to us.”
Compton, who has played in the NFL since 2013, just signed on with the Raiders earlier this season.
The Raiders announced earlier in the day that Compton would miss the Monday Night Football game.
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Compton, originally from Missouri, played college ball at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
He originally signed with the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2013.
He shared on Instagram how excited he was to start playing with the Raiders after he was signed by Vegas earlier this month.
“To think I’ve been out of football for the past 11 months with no OTAs, training camp, any game action, etc and to be out there covering kicks & punts w the boys is pretty awesome,” he wrote alongside a photo of himself on the field.
