Mike Macdonald said he and Stephanie Macdonald are expecting their second child, a baby girl due in December 2026, and the Seattle Seahawks coach said the couple already has a name picked out. He said they are not ready to reveal it yet.
The announcement came on July 9, 2026, as Macdonald talked about family life and the season ahead. He said their son Jack is a year and a half old and described that stretch as one of the most enjoyable parts of his life, even as the family prepares for another major change later in the year.
For Stephanie, the news brings another chapter after a very different first career. She was a former NFL Pro Bowl cheerleader who said in a 2022 interview with the Ravens' official website that cheering in the NFL was her dream. She said she cheered for three different teams for eight years, including the Washington Commanders, Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens, and added that she went to the Pro Bowl in 2014.
That background gives the family announcement a little more texture than a standard offseason update. Stephanie has lived inside the NFL world before, while Macdonald is now trying to manage his role as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks around a new baby due in December. He said, in effect, that this offseason is for family, but that reality can collide with the demands of a season once it begins.
The Macdonalds have already given fans brief glimpses of their life away from the sideline. Jack and Stephanie made cameos during HBO's Hard Knocks, and NFL Films captured a personal moment between Mike Macdonald and Stephanie Macdonald minutes after the Seahawks won the Super Bowl. Stephanie also joked about his viral 'we did not care' comment, a reminder that the public side of this family has long been tied to the game.
What comes next is simple and private at the same time: the baby will arrive in December, and the couple will share the name later. For now, the story is not about a roster move or a playbook shift. It is about a coach whose season will unfold with one more family member on the way, and who already sounds prepared to treat that as part of the job.
