Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay and spouse Veronika McVay are formally mother and father after welcoming child No. 1.
The couple introduced their son’s arrival through the Rams’ social media accounts, joking in regards to the child’s new position on the crew. “LA Rams Transactions: Delivered Jordan John McVay,” the Wednesday, October 25, publish learn via X.
Jordan was born on Tuesday, October 24, and regardless of his early arrival — his due date was Tuesday, October 31 — the NFL coach wasn’t nervous the newborn would mess up the Rams’ schedule.
“I believe there was quite a bit made about me lacking a sport. I’m not going to overlook a sport,” Sean, 37, stated throughout a press convention on October 16, joking, “My son is aware of higher than to come back throughout a sport. That’s not gonna be something that we have now to fret about.”
Sean’s toddler proved him proper this week when he was born days forward of the Rams’ Sunday, October 29, sport in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys in Texas.
“On an off day too. Legendary,” the Rams teased of Jordan’s arrival through Instagram on Wednesday, sharing a onesie with McVay written on the again. “Congratulations, Coach + Veronika!”
Sean — who married Veronika in June 2022 — spoke about his new child throughout the crew’s Wednesday press convention, sharing that Jordan’s center identify is in honor of Sean’s late grandfather John McVay. (John coached the New York Giants from 1976 to 1978 and later grew to become an govt for the San Francisco 49ers. He died in October 2022 on the age of 91.)
“His authentic due date was — kinda eerie how issues work out — his authentic due date was when my grandfather handed a 12 months in the past on the thirty first,” Sean explained. “Which is simply fairly particular and in case you don’t imagine in a better energy there’s sure issues that happen that man, you simply understand there’s one thing particular occurring.”
The Tremendous Bowl-winning coach continued: “I come from a household of religion, I’m a person of religion and so thought that was actually … you realize the affect that you simply guys know my grandfather had on me, but in addition our household, he had a particular relationship with Veronika as properly.”
Sean concluded by saying he thought it was “acceptable” to present his son the center identify so his grandfather’s “legacy lives on” in one other means. “I do know he’s trying down smiling with what occurred yesterday,” he added.