(KRON) — San Francisco 49ers star cornerback Charvarius Ward handled immense trauma in 2024 after his 1-year-old daughter died in October. On Monday, Ward opened as much as reporters about what life has been like for him since her passing.
His daughter Amani Pleasure was born prematurely with Down syndrome and battled coronary heart points earlier than her tragic loss of life. Ward, 28, stepped away from the staff for 3 video games afterward. He stated Monday that returning to the staff was a mistake.
“It took everything physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually… it took all of that every day for me to just come here and be able to practice,” Ward stated. “I wasn’t even going to meetings half the time because my social battery was so low. I just didn’t want to be around people.”
49ers stars replicate on how season badly derailed
Ward is a pending free agent, and when requested about the opportunity of coming again to the 49ers, the 2023 Professional Bowler stated that he now associates California together with his daughter’s loss of life, and his associate has not been capable of reside there since she handed for that motive.
“Every time I get on the plane to come back to California, Santa Clara, San Jose and show up here, it just brings back bad memories,” stated Ward, a Mississippi native.
Ward’s associate leaving California means he has to spend each night time at house alone, he stated. That has been significantly robust for Ward as he works to beat the best tragedy of his life.
He has additionally been coping with PTSD since Amani’s loss of life, saying he typically throws up and wakes up in the course of the night time in sweats.
As for what’s subsequent, Ward isn’t ruling out a return to the 49ers, however he’ll let the market dictate his future.
“I just want to go somewhere where I’m wanted, where I’m loved. I feel like that’s what I need right now, a lot of love,” he stated.
