PITTSBURG, Pa. (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are mourning the death of wide receivers coach Darryl Drake.

Drake, who was heading into his second year with the NFL team, died Sunday at age 62, the team announced.

“We are at a loss for words following Darryl Drake’s passing this morning,” Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement. “Darryl had such an impact on the players he coached and everyone he worked with throughout his entire career. He was a passionate coach and had a tremendous spirit toward life, his family, his faith and the game of football.”

Head coach Mike Tomlin also issued a statement, calling Drake a “close friend” who had a large impact on his coaching career.

“He was an amazing husband, father and grandfather, and it is difficult to put into words the grief our entire team is going through right now,” Tomlin said. “Darryl loved the game of football and every player he ever coached. We will use our faith to guide us and help his family throughout the difficult time.”

The Steelers said the team’s scheduled practice on Sunday at Saint Vincent College was canceled.

Drake, a Louisville, Kentucky, native who played college football at Western Kentucky University, joined the NFL as a receivers coach with the Chicago Bears in 2004.

He stayed with the team until 2012, when he moved on to the same position with the Arizona Cardinals.

Both teams remembered their late coach, with the Bears writing on Twitter, “Today we mourn the untimely passing of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receivers coach Darryl Drake. Darryl was the former Bears wide receivers coach under Lovie Smith from 2004-12, including the 2006 Super Bowl appearance.”

A cause of death was not specified in a statement from Steelers president Rooney.

Drake is survived by his wife, Sheila, daughters Shanice, Felisha and Marian, and two grandchildren.