The daughter of Cincinnati Bengals beat writer Jay Morrison spoke out poignantly after her mother died following a routine medical procedure. Veda Morrison Reister thanked Bengals head coach Zac Taylor for his words about her family after it was revealed her mother, Nicki, died on Monday, December 22. "Very cool of Zac to send my dad a personal message yesterday morning and even more touching for him to make these comments publicly," Veda shared via Facebook on Tuesday, December 23. Taylor, 42, addressed Nicki's death during a press conference on Monday.