Support flows in for Colts center Ryan Kelly on Twitter following the sudden demise of his infant daughter

The NFL community collectively mourned alongside Ryan Kelly and his wife Emma Kelly over the weekend. Their child, Mary Kate Kelly, passed away on December 17th after being delivered at just 19 weeks old due to her heart-stopping.

Kelly is one of the NFL's best centers, but the Indianapolis Colts have graciously allowed him to take time off to deal with his emotions.

We saw the best in humanity over the weekend as social media had an outcry of support and condolences for the Kelly family.

Ryan Kelly and family receive tremendous outpouring of support on Twitter

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Media outlets who covered the Colts were heartbroken to hear the news. Kelly has been with the team since 2016, so the media have had six years to get familiar with him.

The Colts Coverage Twitter page joined Indy SportsOne in wishing prayers for the family.

United States Paralympian Ayden Jent, who lives in Indianapolis, also expressed his thoughts and condolences. It's heartwarming to see one athlete show that kind of love and understanding to a fellow athlete.

Colts fans made up a large chunk of the tweets directed to the Kellys. The Colts fanbase was incredibly supportive and had a raucous crowd against the Patriots Saturday.

The Colts rallied behind their fans to deliver a phenomenal game, defeating the Patriots by a score of 27-17.

Another athlete to take to social media is nine-year NFL veteran Darius Butler. Butler spent six seasons with the Colts and sent his prayers to Ryan and Emma.

The Colts did what fan Casey Henderson hoped for and dedicated their victory to their center.

The pain of losing a child must be unlike any other pain there is to suffer. It was heartbreaking to read Ryan Kelly's tweet announcing the passing of his daughter.

Fans from across the AFC South aisle, including Tennessee Titans fans, were graceful in acknowledging Kelly's story was bigger than football.

Lastly, Twitch streamer Digital Champion could empathize with the family. Once you've suffered the pain of losing your child, you can empathize with anyone in that situation.

Bill Belichick offers his condolences to the Kelly family

Support for the Kelly family wasn't just limited to social media. Bill Belichick started the first press conference after the news dropped by expressing his sympathies to Ryan Kelly and Emma Kelly.

"First of all, I would like to extend my sympathy to Ryan and his family. Our hearts go out to him."

It was a classy move by the New England Patriots coach, who has always respected what the Colts center did on the field.

Our condolences from Sportskeeda go to Ryan and Emma.

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