Northern Iowa TE Parker Sutherland dies at 18: Freshman appeared in four games for the ...
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Northern Iowa freshman tight end Parker Sutherland died Saturday morning at age 18, the school announced. A cause of death was not released, though the UNI officials confirmed to the Des Moines Register that Cedar Falls Fire and Rescue had responded to an athletic facility on Thursday. A call log for the department shows a response at 7:15 a.m. for a report of a non-traumatic unconscious or fainting person at the UNI Dome. Sutherland, an Iowa City native, appeared in four games for the Panthers during the 2025 season. "I'm heartbroken," UNI coach Todd Stepsis said in a release. "No words can express my condolences to Adam, Jill and Georgia (his parents and sister). Parker embodied everything...