Daughter of SF 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward dies at 1 [Video]

SAN FRANCISCO — The 1-year-old daughter of San Francisco 49ers cornerback Charvarius Ward died Monday morning, according to Ward and the NFL team.

Amani Joy Ward, 1, died suddenly, the San Francisco 49ers wrote in their social media post. A cause of death was not provided, but Ward said in March his daughter at one point underwent heart surgery.

“She went from heart surgery to the happiest kid I’ve ever been around,” Ward said.

She was born on Nov. 17, 2022, with Down syndrome, according to Ward.

“We couldn’t control whether she had Trisomy 21 but we can control our attitude about it,” Ward said. “At first we went through feelings of sadness and anger but those feelings transformed into pure joy as soon as we laid eyes on her.”

He said his daughter taught him and his partner, Monique, to have …