--- title: Retired NFL Player Todd Heap Accidentally Kills Daughter description: Retired Pro Bowl tight end Todd Heap accidentally hit and killed his 3-year-old daughter with his truck, Mesa, Ariz. police said canonical: https://time.com/4741454/nfl-todd-heap-daughter/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-04-15T17:43:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T04:26:05.033Z article:section: Sports og:title: Retired NFL Player Todd Heap Accidentally Killed His 3-Year-Old Daughter With a Truck og:description: Heap showed no signs of impairment, officials said og:url: https://time.com/4741454/nfl-todd-heap-daughter/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57a3da86e2b7376a/6988c2f50b72e3e0216ed5a5/todd-heap-baltimore-ravens.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Wild Card Playoffs - Baltimore Ravens v Kansas City Chiefs og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Retired NFL Player Todd Heap Accidentally Killed His 3-Year-Old Daughter With a Truck twitter:description: Heap showed no signs of impairment, officials said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57a3da86e2b7376a/6988c2f50b72e3e0216ed5a5/todd-heap-baltimore-ravens.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Retired NFL Player Todd Heap Accidentally Killed His 3-Year-Old Daughter With a Truck > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) KANSAS CITY, MO - JANUARY 9: Todd Heap #86 of the Baltimore Ravens runs with the football after a reception against the Kansas City Chiefs during the AFC Wild Card playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 9, 2011 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Ravens defeated the Chiefs 30-7\. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)Joe Robbins—Getty Images by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Apr 15, 2017 5:43 PM UTC Retired [NFL](http://time.com/4712737/jeff-lurie-eagles-politics/) Pro Bowl tight end Todd Heap accidentally hit and killed his 3-year-old daughter with his truck, Mesa, Ariz. police said, according to reports. Police responded to a car-pedestrian accident Friday afternoon in the gated community of Las Sendas, [ABC reports](http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/todd-heap-accidentally-hits-kills-year-daughter-moving/story?id=46812822). Heap reportedly struck the girl while moving his truck forward in the driveway, police said. She was taken to a local hospital, where she later died, police said, ABC reports. Heap did not display any signs of impairment, officials said, according to ABC. Investigators will continue to look into the incident. Heap played 10 seasons for the Baltimore Ravens after his selection in the first round of the 2001 [NFL](http://time.com/4714271/nfl-okay-oakland-raiders-las-vegas-move/) draft. He spent the last two seasons of his career with the Arizona Cardinals and retired in 2012. “We cannot imagine the heartbreak and sorrow Todd and Ashley’s family feels right now,” the Ravens organization said in a statement. “This is knee-buckling news and an overwhelmingly sad tragedy. Our prayers, our thoughts and our hearts are with the Heaps, who have contributed so much to the Ravens and Baltimore community. We believe their deep faith and tremendous support from friends and family will help them through this unimaginable time.” “Our hearts go out to Todd, Ashley and the Heap family,” the Cardinals said in a statement. “It is a grief that is beyond words and one which no family should ever experience. Hopefully the prayers, love and support of their incredible group of friends and family provide them comfort that along with their strong faith will lead them through this unspeakably difficult time.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4741454/nfl-todd-heap-daughter/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4741454/nfl-todd-heap-daughter/"},"headline":"Retired NFL Player Todd Heap Accidentally Killed His 3-Year-Old Daughter With a Truck","datePublished":"2017-04-15T17:43:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T04:26:05.033Z","description":"The incident occurred in the driveway of their home","url":"https://time.com/4741454/nfl-todd-heap-daughter/","keywords":["NFL","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57a3da86e2b7376a/6988c2f50b72e3e0216ed5a5/todd-heap-baltimore-ravens.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Aric Jenkins","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt57a3da86e2b7376a/6988c2f50b72e3e0216ed5a5/todd-heap-baltimore-ravens.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Wild Card Playoffs - Baltimore Ravens v Kansas City Chiefs","caption":"Wild Card Playoffs - Baltimore Ravens v Kansas City Chiefs","creditText":"Joe Robbins—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nfl/","name":"NFL"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4741454/nfl-todd-heap-daughter/","name":"Retired NFL Player Todd Heap Accidentally Killed His 3-Year-Old Daughter With a Truck"}}]}] ```