I'm too young to have any kids of my own, but I can without a fraction of a doubt understand why people say there is truly no greater loss than that of your own child. As the Buffalo Bills prepare for another season with Super Bowl aspirations, for the time being, football takes an understandable backseat to family.

Team coming together

Last weekend Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane released a statement announcing the news and extending his condolences to Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Ed Oliver as he lost his son. Per the ESPN story on the topic police say the near 2 year old toddler was found unresponsive in a swimming pool. The boy was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

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According to ESPN the police investigation into this case has been closed after reports of no criminal findings as per the Harris County Sheriff's office in Texas.  Josh Allen was asked following the Bills latest preseason game on the situation.

Obviously, very unfortunate what happened and as a teammate of him, as someone in this locker room, all we can do is love on him

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Moments like these serve as reminders

Whenever I see a story like this revolving around a professional athlete, suffering through something so devastating, it reminds me of one simple fact. Next time you are booing a rival opponent, or heckling the person on your team who made an error, just remember these are still human beings.

As sports fans sometimes we almost forget these players are people. People who have families, and go through heartbreak, and more often than not have to deal with these emotional moments in the public eye. Again, let it serve as a reminder that even the biggest celebrities out there, still deal with human problems.