{"id":44254,"date":"2025-11-18T23:48:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/44254\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T23:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T23:48:11","slug":"baker-mayfields-wife-emily-pregnant-with-couples-second-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/44254\/","title":{"rendered":"Baker Mayfield&#8217;s wife Emily pregnant with couple&#8217;s second child"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield and his wife Emily Mayfield\u2019s family is growing. <\/p>\n<p>The couple announced they\u2019re expecting a baby boy, their second child, in a joint Instagram post on Tuesday. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew addition coming April 2026, and we couldn\u2019t feel luckier \ud83d\udc99,\u201d they wrote, including a carousel of family photos with their daughter, Kova Jade, born in April 2024. <\/p>\n<p>One adorable snapshot shows Kova wearing a \u201cBig Sis\u201d sweatshirt and holding an ultrasound image. <\/p>\n<p>The Pro Bowl signal-caller and the influencer are in awe while reacting to a blue cake in other photos. <\/p>\n<p>Mayfield and Emily have been married since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>They were introduced by a mutual friend in 2017 and were engaged six months later. <\/p>\n<p>During an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQDJAAvjwmm\/?img_index=3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">interview with ESPN<\/a> last month, Emily gushed over him as a father. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always said it\u2026 Baker is\u2026 not for everyone,\u201d Emily said. \u201cHe\u2019s a little polarizing on the field\u2026 but he is such a softie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I knew he \u2018d be a good dad. He has that little girl wrapped around his finger.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:0.66699219;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37701450\" width=\"394\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mayfields.jpg\" alt=\"Emily Mayfield and Baker Mayfield with their daughter Kova Jade. \" class=\"wp-image-37701450\"  \/>Emily Mayfield and Baker Mayfield with their daughter Kova Jade.  Instagram\/Emily Mayfield<\/p>\n<p>Mayfield also explained that Emily turned him down at first. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Our mutual friend] Patrick, of course being a good friend, asked her if I could have her number, she said no,&#8217;\u201d Mayfield recalled. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I went to Instagram [and] hit the follow button, no follow back \u2014 hit the unfollow button, hit the follow again, no follow back. [I] tried to slide in the DMs. no response. At this point, I\u2019m feeling pretty rejected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally [Emily] gave Patrick the OK that I could get your number.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37701436\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/throws-pass-buffalo-bills-first-115547523.jpg\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) throws a pass against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, November 16, 2025, in Orchard Park, N.Y.  \" class=\"wp-image-37701436\"  \/>Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) throws a pass against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, November 16, 2025, in Orchard Park, N.Y.   AP<\/p>\n<p>Emily chimed in. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had lunch and the entire time he was asking questions about me [and] about my family. It was not the Baker show,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 So afterwards I went home and texted my mom and sister and I was like, \u2018I think I might marry this guy.\u2019 I just had this weird gut feeling.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Mayfield said he went back to his hotel and told his roommate he was going to marry Emily. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hit it off and six months later, we were engaged,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Mayfield, who was selected first overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2018 NFL draft, signed a three-year, $100 million contract with the Buccaneers in March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay is 6-4 and still leading the NFC South, after its loss to the Bills on Sunday. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield and his wife Emily Mayfield\u2019s family is growing. 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