Hakeem Adeniji is in sorrow over his son. The 26-year-old Cleveland Browns athlete revealed the tragic death of his and his wife Kayla’s first child, son Semiu Zade Adeniji, on Instagram on Monday, November 4.
The NFL player started crying in the unguarded Instagram Reel as he described how the pair found out there was no heartbeat during an ultrasound six days before to the delivery date of their newborn child.
According to Adeniji, “It was the worst moment of my life,” “Everybody that knows me knows how bad I wanted to be a dad.”
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