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Pat and Samantha McAfee Announce Second Child, Boy Due 2026

Published 30 November 2025

Pat McAfee, the WWE commentator and former NFL punter, and his wife Samantha announced on social media that they are expecting their second child, a boy due in June 2026.

Samantha McAfee shared the news in an emotional Instagram post on November 29, accompanied by ultrasound images and a gender reveal cake. The couple, who married in 2020, already are parents to daughter Mackenzie Lynn McAfee, born on May 4, 2023. Pat McAfee responded to the post with a simple message of support: "Lets GOOOOOOOOO Youre a badass."

In her caption, Samantha detailed the challenges they faced in conceiving this child through in vitro fertilization, or IVF. "The path that led us here was filled with needles, hormones, countless appointments, and more emotion than we ever knew two hearts could hold," she wrote. "IVF pushed my body to its limits and stretched our spirits in ways we never expected. It was hope and heartbreak, faith and fear all tangled together as we trusted science and prayed for another miracle."

She continued, expressing gratitude for the outcome: "And now, with humbled hearts and overwhelming gratitude, we are overjoyed to share that we are expecting a baby boy, arriving June 2026."...

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