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Former NFL punter and current ESPN sports personality Pat McAfee has announced the arrival of his second child.
In a lengthy X post on Monday, May 25, the host of “The Pat McAfee Show” shared that his wife, Samantha, delivered Midas Robert McAfee on Friday. The baby boy joins 3-year-old sister Mackenzie.
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“Due to Samantha having a high risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, the decision was made to have an emergency C-Section on Friday night. Baby boy officially entered the world on May 22nd at 10:42PM as a 6lb 6oz screaming young legend… 10 Toes, 10 Fingers, full head of hair,” McAfee posted.
McAfee wrote that Midas had to wear a CPAP and feeding tube during a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. But he rallied to watch “the closest Indy 500 of all time. The Vegas Golden Knights HUGE game 3 comeback… AND of course, Top Gun Maverick” after joining his family in the hospital room.
“So many dreams and opportunities waiting for this young stud,” McAfee posted. “We had a sneaky suspicion that he was a dawg and a fighter but, it is a bit scary to see your baby hooked up to so many ‘very serious’ things.. He ended up staying roughly 36 hours in the NICU before being released back to our room… a FULL CELEBRATION occured.”
McAfee also shared the meaning of the name Midas: “The name ‘Midas’ has been the name I’d hoped to name my baby boy, if I was to ever have kids, since my Freshman year of high school when Mrs Nonnenberg (RIP Legend) taught me about Greek Mythology.”
McAfee signed a five-year, $85 million contract with ESPN in 2023. Along with hosting his show, McAfee appears on “College GameDay” and other ESPN shows as a college football analyst.
He enjoyed a colorful eight-year career as a punter for the Indianapolis Colts, earning an All-Pro nod and two Pro Bowl selections.
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In a lengthy X post on Monday, May 25, the host of “The Pat McAfee Show” shared that his wife, Samantha, delivered Midas Robert McAfee on Friday. The baby boy joins 3-year-old sister Mackenzie.
MORE: SEC football fans remind why college football is king of southern sports
“Due to Samantha having a high risk pregnancy and severe preeclampsia, the decision was made to have an emergency C-Section on Friday night. Baby boy officially entered the world on May 22nd at 10:42PM as a 6lb 6oz screaming young legend… 10 Toes, 10 Fingers, full head of hair,” McAfee posted.
‘A dawg and a fighter’
McAfee wrote that Midas had to wear a CPAP and feeding tube during a stay in the neonatal intensive care unit. But he rallied to watch “the closest Indy 500 of all time. The Vegas Golden Knights HUGE game 3 comeback… AND of course, Top Gun Maverick” after joining his family in the hospital room.
“So many dreams and opportunities waiting for this young stud,” McAfee posted. “We had a sneaky suspicion that he was a dawg and a fighter but, it is a bit scary to see your baby hooked up to so many ‘very serious’ things.. He ended up staying roughly 36 hours in the NICU before being released back to our room… a FULL CELEBRATION occured.”
McAfee also shared the meaning of the name Midas: “The name ‘Midas’ has been the name I’d hoped to name my baby boy, if I was to ever have kids, since my Freshman year of high school when Mrs Nonnenberg (RIP Legend) taught me about Greek Mythology.”
McAfee signed a five-year, $85 million contract with ESPN in 2023. Along with hosting his show, McAfee appears on “College GameDay” and other ESPN shows as a college football analyst.
He enjoyed a colorful eight-year career as a punter for the Indianapolis Colts, earning an All-Pro nod and two Pro Bowl selections.
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