Northern Iowa's Parker Sutherland Dies After Collapsing During CFB Workout

Northern Iowa announced that football player Parker Sutherland died Saturday after collapsing during an offseason workout Thursday.

"We were working out in the morning, we get right through our warm-up and in a routine, normal Thursday, and he collapsed," Northern Iowa head coach Todd Stepsis said on Monday, via the Associated Press.

A cause of death has not been announced, according to Beau Bowman of KCCI Des Moines.

Sutherland, an 18-year-old from Iowa City, Iowa, appeared in four games in the fall. He is survived by his parents, Adam and Jill Sutherland, and his sister, Georgia.

"I'm heartbroken," Stepsis said. "No words can express my condolences to Adam, Jill and Georgia. Parker embodied everything we look for in a UNI Football Panther.  His talent and potential excited us on a daily basis, but it failed to compare to the type of person and teammate he was.  His character, humility, toughness and genuine love of others are what champions are made of. While I'm saddened that our time together was short, we will celebrate the bright light that he brought to our football team for the rest of our lives."