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New York Post
· collected 2026-09-18 · by Thomas L. Murray
Ladd McConkey and his wife Sydney announced on Instagram that they are expecting their first child, a boy. The post received significant engagement with 54.7 thousand likes and over ten thousand shares within a day. Married in April 2025 after dating since high school in Chatsworth, Georgia, the couple shared photos from a beach outing to celebrate the news while McConkey recovers from an injury that has him listed as day-to-day with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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Story summary
Ladd McConkey, an NFL player for the Los Angeles Chargers, and his wife Sydney McConkey announced on Instagram that they are expecting a son. The news was shared in a post featuring pictures from a beach, where they revealed the gender using a blue shirt next to a baby ultrasound image. Within 24 hours, the announcement garnered over 54,700 likes, 687 comments, and 10,100 shares. The couple got married in April 2025 after dating since they were high school sweethearts at Murray High School. Prior to this news, McConkey was dealing with an injury during training camp but still managed to share his family's joy on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok.
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While Ladd McConkey is dealing with an injury, he’s found something that he can feel good about.
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he → deal → that
McConkey and his wife, Sydney McConkey, revealed the gender of their baby in an Instagram post on Wednesday night.
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McConkey → reveal → night
The news of the couple welcoming their first child got a large reaction as the post had 54.7 thousand likes, 687 comments, 412 reposts, and 10.1 thousand shares in a day.
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post → welcome → day
Sydney posted a series of photos of the two embracing each other at the beach.
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Sydney → post → beach
The first photo showed them holding a picture of the sonogram, while holding a baby blue shirt, to reveal they’re having a boy.
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they → show → boy
In the second image, Ladd and Sydney were seen skipping down the beach while the shirt was resting against an empty basket with a set of flowers underneath.
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shirt → see → flowers
The rest of the post went on to include pictures of the two of them kissing near the water, including one of Ladd holding his wife’s baby bump.
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Ladd → go → bump
Ladd and Sydney got married in April 2025 and announced that they were expecting a child in August, when McConkey was in the early stages of training camp with the Los Angeles Chargers.
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McConkey → marry → Chargers
The two have been together since 2017, as high school sweethearts when they met at Murray High School in their hometown of Chatsworth, Georgia.
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they → meet → Chatsworth
After high school, they both went on to attend the University of Georgia, where Sydney majored in education, while Ladd was a finance major.
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Ladd → go → education
During his College Football career, Ladd was a two-time National Champion with the Bulldogs in 2021 and 2022, earning himself an All-SEC selection in 2022 by logging 58 receptions for 762 yards and seven touchdowns.
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Ladd → earn → yards
The Chargers selected him with the No.34 overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft, and he made an impact right away by being the team’s leading receiver with 1,149 yards, 82 receptions, and seven touchdowns.
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he → select → yards
During the Chargers’ rude awakening 26-14 Week 1 loss on Sunday, Ladd exited the game early due to a rib injury.
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Ladd → exit → injury
Since then, he’s been considered day-to-day but has yet to be on the practice field.
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he → consider → field
On Tuesday, the team gave Marquez Valdes-Scantling a private workout and later signed him to the practice squad.
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team → give → squad
If McConkey is unavailable to play this week, Valdes-Scantling will likely be elevated to the team’s active roster.
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Scantling → play → roster
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