Los Angeles Rams Wide Receiver Van Jefferson Didn’t Have Time To Cradle The Vince Lombardi Trophy, Sprints To Hospital To Meet Newborn Son
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Van Jefferson didn’t have time to cradle the Vince Lombardi trophy after his team won Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. That’s because he was busy meeting his newborn son.
Jefferson’s wife, Samaria, who was due on Feb. 17, went into labor during the ɢᴀᴍᴇ against the Cincinnati Bengals. NFL Network’s Bridget Condon reported that Samaria was spotted “leaving the sᴛᴀᴅɪᴜᴍ ᴏɴ ᴀ sᴛʀᴇᴛᴄʜᴇʀ.”
“He is going to play. He is going to keep playing,” Samaria said while speaking with The Athletic. “I will never take that moment away from him. I want to see him glorify God on the field that day. If I did tell him or someone told him during the ɢᴀᴍᴇ, he would come off that field.”
