It was initially thought that the 21-year-old would only sit on the sidelines for the opening few weeks of the NFL season after a suffering a cartilage tear in his right knee.
Emergency services rushed to Tudhoe Cemetery near Spennymoor in County Durham yesterday. Despite their best efforts, he was pronounced dead the scene around 2pm.
Kate Garraway, 57, was flooded with support on Monday morning when she returned to Good Morning Britain after a two-week absence due to her father Gordon's ill health.