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‘I didn’t feel anything except love.’ Chiefs’ Justin Reid shares photo of newborn daughter

Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid (20) celebrates a pass break up in the second half of the Chiefs AFC Divisional Round playoff game vs. the Houston Texans on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid (20) celebrates a pass break up in the second half of the Chiefs AFC Divisional Round playoff game vs. the Houston Texans on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. dowilliams@kcstar.com

Fans typically bring signs to a Chiefs game, but there was a very special one at a “Monday Night Football” contest against the New Orleans Saints in October.

Marissa Rand, girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid, held a sign above her head that said, “Justin I’m Pregnant.”

Rand shared a photo of that sign and asked if people could guess the baby’s gender.

We know Rand gave birth to a girl over the weekend because Reid told reporters Wednesday that he became a father.

“It was a busy weekend for me,” Reid said. “I got to have my baby girl, which is probably the highlight. Even better than the divisional win. But when I got to go over to the birth center and saw her born, I didn’t feel anything except love and then just so much happiness holding her.”

Reid also shared a picture of him holding the baby girl on his Instagram story. This is sweet.

This story was originally published January 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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