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Related: <\/span>Hottest NFL Dads: Football Players Past and Present With Their Kids<\/span> \n\t\t\tPatrick Mahomes and Tom Brady have more NFL fans than they can count, but their kids are the only cheering squad they really need. Patrick and wife Brittany Mahomes hadn\u2019t yet expanded their family when he won his first Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs in February 2020. However, when Patrick took home his [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Jarrett joined the Broncos during the 2023-2024 season as their backup quarterback. He became the starting quarterback two years later in January 2026, after the organization\u2019s original starter Bo Nix<\/strong> suffered a season-ending injury during the playoffs.<\/p>\n Jarrett, the first quarterback to make his season debut during the conference championship since 1972, led the Broncos in the January 25, 2026, AFC title game against the New England Patriots. Kennedy and their three kids even gave him big hugs on the sideline<\/span> before kickoff in a public show of support.<\/p>\n Keep scrolling to meet Jarrett and Kennedy\u2019s family:<\/p>\n Jarrett and Kennedy Stidham welcomed their first child, daughter Lennon, in April 2022.<\/p>\n \u201cHappy 3rd birthday to my little princess,\u201d Jarrett wrote via Instagram<\/span> in April 2025. \u201cLennon Love, you are such a blessing and I am the luckiest daddy in the world. I love you so much baby girl.\u201d<\/p>\n Jarrett and Kennedy Stidham\u2019s second child, son Madden, joined the Stidham brood in March 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cHappy 1st birthday to my guy,\u201d the NFL star captioned a birthday tribute<\/span> in March 2025. \u201cBeing your dad is the biggest blessing. We love you, bubba.\u201d<\/p>\n Kennedy Stidham gave birth to her and Jarrett Stidham\u2019s third child, daughter Nella Jay, in October 2025.<\/p>\n \u201cOctober 6, 2025, the day we became a family of five \ud83e\udd0d<\/span>,\u201d the couple captioned a joint Instagram<\/span> announcement.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Jarrett Stidham met now-wife Kennedy Stidham when they were in college at Baylor University, getting married months before he was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2019. (Jarrett was later traded to the Las Vegas Raiders before eventually signing with the Denver Broncos.)<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re like a significant other or wife or whatever of a professional athlete it\u2019s always \u2018We.\u2019 You feel like these losses are your losses, these wins are your wins [and] you wear them all on your sleeve because that\u2019s all you know,\u201d Kennedy, a former collegiate soccer player, said in a 2023 vlog. \u201cI\u2019m a sports gal, so that\u2019s all I know.\u201d<\/p>\n Once Jarrett was named the Broncos\u2019 starting quarterback in January 2026, Kennedy brought her three kids to the playoffs to watch their dad in action.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\nLennon Love Stidham<\/b><\/h2>\n
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<\/div>Madden Thaddeus Stidham<\/b><\/h2>\n
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<\/div>Nella Jay Stidham<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Kennedy Stidham<\/b><\/h2>\n
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