THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams chose an all-time creative way to announce the birth of Jordan John McVay, coach Sean McVay and his wife Veronika’s first child, on Wednesday.
They released the news on social media as if it were an official NFL transaction:
LA Rams Transactions:
• Delivered Jordan John McVay— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 25, 2023
McVay said both Veronika and their baby boy are healthy and doing well after the Tuesday birth.
“Everybody kind of tells you what to expect, and it couldn’t even be as good as everybody says,” said a bleary-eyed McVay, who added he didn’t get much sleep but was operating on adrenaline.
“Just amazing how well my wife handled it and what a stud she was through that whole process, and even yesterday. The people were amazing in terms of the nurses and doctors, and their help. He’s here, he’s healthy, he’s feeling good. And what a blessing it is.”
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The McVays married in the summer of 2022.
McVay was asked Wednesday what it was like to see his son’s face for the first time — “Man, I feel bad you look more like your dad than your mom” — but then became reflective. His grandfather, John McVay, died almost a year ago, on Oct. 31. Sean McVay and his grandfather were extremely close and he said Jordan John’s name is an homage.
“If you don’t believe in a higher power, there’s certain things that occur where you just realize there is something special going on,” McVay, 37, said. “I come from a family of faith, I’m a man of faith. The influence that you know my grandfather had on me — but also our family, he had a special relationship with Veronika as well — and so I thought that was only appropriate to be able to have his middle name after my grandfather. His legacy lives on. I know he’s looking down smiling.”
The Rams play the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. McVay has said he would not miss a game as long as things stayed on schedule as planned with the birth.
“As excited as I was yesterday,” he joked to end his news conference on Wednesday, “once you really dive into the tape (of their defense) you’re thinking, ‘Wow, maybe I should have stayed at the hospital!’”
(Photo of Sean and Veronika McVay: Rich Graessle / Getty Images)
