ESPN star Pat McAfee and his wife share intimate personal news after family heartbreak

Pat McAfee and his partner Samantha have announced they are expecting their second child after multiple miscarriages and a lengthy IVF journey.

The ESPN superstar and his wife of five years posted an emotional pregnancy reveal on social media, after openly sharing their emotional journey over the past few years.

Samantha has suffered two miscarriages with life-threatening complications, which has meant the pair are unable to conceive naturally.

They had their first child - a daughter named Mackenzie - in May 2023, and the pair have now announced a second child - a baby boy - is due in June 2026.

'The path that led us here was filled with needles, hormones, countless appointments, and more emotion than we ever knew two hearts could hold,' the pair wrote in a joint post on Instagram over the weekend. 

'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.

'And now, with humbled hearts and overwhelming gratitude, we are overjoyed to share that we are expecting a baby boy, arriving June 2026.'

Continuing, Pat and Samantha went on to share a message to couples that have not yet experienced the joy they currently are. 

The post added: 'To every woman and couple still in the thick of this journey: you are not alone. I hope our news doesn’t cause you pain, but instead offers a spark of hope. Hope that your story isn’t over. Hope that the impossible can become possible.

'One day, this storm will pass — and when it does, may your rainbow find you.'

Samantha has previously opened up about 'almost losing her life twice' as a result of internal bleeding, and she also lost both of her Fallopian tubes during the two previous failed pregnancies.

When Mackenzie was born, she was two weeks early and weighed just seven pounds, but went on to full health, and she was front and center of the family's pregnancy announcement over the weekend.

After sharing the news, the trio were in attendance at the Indianapolis Colts NFL game - the team with which McAfee played his entire professional career from 2009 to 2016.

In the years since, he has become arguably the most sought-after sports broadcaster in the industry, and currently fronts both a self-titled talk show on weekdays, and College Football GameDay on a Saturday morning.