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Drew Sample is trying to get his family out of Ukraine during the Russian invasion.

Sample and his wife told Fox News that Ang's aunt and her grandparents are still in the war-torn country.

Drew is trying to see if there is anything we can do to get them to us so they feel comfortable leaving.

According to a report from Cincinnati's WCPO-TV,Angelina was born in Ukraine and moved to the United States. Drew was still playing football at the University of Washington when they met, so they married while he was still there.

Ang Sample told the TV network on Monday that she has remained in contact with family members during Russia's military invasion, which has drawn mounting international sanctions and a rebuke from the United Nations.

We watch it on the news, but for me to just be putting my children down for a nap in the afternoon and I want to call my grandma, and they're sitting in the dark.

Drew Sample just finished his third season in the NFL. Cincinnati has a second-round pick in the draft. He had 11 catches for 81 yards last season as the Bengal reached the Super Bowl for the first time in 33 years. The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Reds in the Super Bowl.

Ang Sample told Fox News on Monday that her family members are not looking to flee the country to a bordering nation as refugees because of their lack of connections outside of Ukraine.

Drew Sample said that it was hard for them because there were no good answers.