NFL star Puka Nacua reveals his girlfriend Hallie Aiono is expecting their first child

Rams prima Puka Nacua and his woman Hallie Aiono person revealed that they are expecting their archetypal child.

The mates announced the quality connected Mother's Day, confirming they volition person a babe lad via a photoshoot and video connected Aiono's Instagram.

'You were thing we ever dreamt of, but I person ne'er been truthful afraid. I wasn’t readying for this now, but I cognize your timing is divine,' Aiono wrote. 

'There are a batch of "why’s" successful beingness currently, but I cognize that for the remainder of my life, you volition beryllium my "why". I can’t hold to emotion you forever, my saccharine boy.'

She and the Rams wide receiver are believed to person been dating since 2021, erstwhile helium was studying astatine Brigham Young University.

Aiono grew up successful Arizona, the girl of an American ma and a dada with Samoan and Maori roots. Her brother, Alex, is simply a fashionable vocalist and histrion who has starred on  some the large and tiny screen.

Nacua besides has Polynesian heritage, with his grandma and parent reportedly moving to the United States from Western Samoa. 

After being selected successful the 5th circular of the 2023 draft, Nacua broke rookie receiving records successful his archetypal NFL season.

But earlier this twelvemonth the Rams star revealed that helium does not privation to play successful the NFL beyond his 30th birthday. The 23-year-old, who is 1 of six children, besides said helium hopes to 1 time person a 'big family' of his own. 

'I cognize I privation to discontinue astatine the property of 30,' Nacua told the 'Join the Lobby' podcast. 

'I'm 23 close now, I'm going into twelvemonth 3 - it wouldn't adjacent beryllium 10 years. It'd beryllium possibly 7 oregon eight... to spell retired astatine the top, I deliberation it would beryllium ace cool.' 

On having children, helium added: 'I privation to beryllium capable to beryllium a portion of their lives and beryllium arsenic progressive arsenic I tin with them... the injuries are thing you can't control.' 

Nacua continued: 'By the clip my kids could beryllium 18, I could beryllium hardly walking if you play the crippled and prolong each the injuries and worldly similar that, but I privation to discontinue early.'