Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai missed a recent win at Cincinnati and a few team practices due to what the team called a personal matter.

Late Wednesday night, Tavai’s partner, Kalei Mau, revealed they have been mourning the loss of their unborn daughter after a medical emergency in late November.

Mau wrote on Instagram: “I got an extremely rare blood infection. On November 20, I was placed in a medically induced coma after I was found unresponsive in my bed. I was asleep for six days. Unfortunately, with my organs failing and the sickness infecting my placenta, our baby passed away in my womb.

“Hours later, my body went into natural labor and Jahlani watched me deliver our baby unconscious. He said it was like my body just knew what to do.

“Her name is Ka ua, which means ‘The Rain’

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