Bucs’ Shaq Barrett says dealing with daughter’s tragic death a ‘daily battle’

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett is practicing at training camp after tearing his Achilles nine months earlier in a game against the Baltimore Ravens. 

He’s also back on the field as he continues to deal with a terrible tragedy, the death of his 2-year-old daughter Arrayah, who drowned in the family’s pool in April. 

Shaquil Barrett of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stands during the national anthem before the Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field on Oct. 14, 2021, in Philadelphia. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

"It’s a daily battle, a tough battle," Barrett told reporters Monday. "Today I felt it heavier today than I did the last couple days. It just comes in waves. We just talk to each other, talk through it with each other and just lean on each other to get ourselves through. And lean on the Lord as well. 

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"But it don’t get any easier. Me being busy keeps my mind off it for a little bit, but it’s tough. Always going to be tough."

Barrett said being at camp with his teammates has helped, with the daily routine helping to give him some normalcy. 

Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett looks at the scoreboard during the Baltimore Ravens game on Oct. 27, 2022, in Tampa, Florida. ( AP Photo/Alex Menendez)

"She was the best. She was literally the best, everything all around," Barrett said. "[Her] smile, her personality… She was smart. She knew exactly what she shouldn’t be doing. And then she’d stop doing it and go back and try and do it. 

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"It’s just her smile I miss so much, her energy.