Tampa Bay Buccaneers Linebacker Shaquil Barrett Welcomed His 2nd Daughter With His Wife After Loosing The 1st One
Over the past year, Shaquil Barrett and his spouse, Jordanna have faced numerous challenges.
Just nine months after the death of their daughter Arrayah, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker and his partner welcomed their daughter Allanah over the weekend.
In April 2023, Shaquil’s 2-year-old daughter drowned in an accident.
Arrayah drowned in a swimming pool.
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On April 29, officers showed up at Shaquil’s house at about nine in the morning.
Arrayah was taken to a hospital right away, where medical professionals tried to save his life.
But later that day, the 2-year-old passed away.
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After starting an investigation, the police stated that they didn’t think the toddler’s death was the result of foul play.
The couple’s new baby girl was born on Saturday, and Jordanna celebrated with a carousel post on Instagram.
In several of the pictures, she was cuddling up to her newborn.
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“We welcomed Our sweet Allanah Ray, our heart is so full! 2•3•24 we love you so much already babygirl,” Jordanna wrote a caption for the image.
Three other children are also shared by Shaquil and Jordanna: daughter Aaliyah, eight, and sons Braylon, ten, and Shaquil Jr., eleven.
The couple declared in July 2023 that they will give birth.
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Instagram user Jordanna shared a picture of a pregnancy test with the caption, “Allanah Ray February 2024.”
“A few weeks after our sweet girls heaven day, Shaquil and I found out we were expecting,” Instagram users were informed by Jordanna.
Relocating to Tampa Bay, Florida, the couple was joined in marriage in 2012.
After dating as teenagers, they first connected in high school.
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Jordanna and Shaquil exchanged vows in a small ceremony attended only by their closest friends and relatives.
During her pregnancy for their first child, the NFL athlete wed his spouse.
By then, both of them were 19 years old.
A Week 8 setback to the Baltimore Ravens caused Barrett to sustain an Achilles injury, ending his 2022 campaign.
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In retrospect, he expressed his happiness at having spent more time with Arrayah following the passing of his daughter.
“This is a daily battle. Tough battle,” he told ESPN.
“Today I felt it heavier today than I did the last couple days.
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“Her smile — I just miss her so much. Her energy, just like putting her to bed every night, reading stories.
“She just brought so much brightness and wholeness and completeness to our lives. And we most definitely have a big, big, big, big, big hole in our hearts and our lives that we won’t be able to fill …,” he said in the end.
