[h1]Joe Flacco's wife gives birth to the couple's fourth child in five years[/h1]
Joe Flacco's wife gave birth to the couple's fourth child in five years when Evelyn Renee was born Tuesday. Evelyn weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces.
The Baltimore Ravens quarterback isn't chasing Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, who has eight children. Two years ago, Flacco said he would be satisfied with five children, which just happens to match his uniform number.
Evelyn is the first daughter for Flacco and his wife, Dana, after having three boys.
“It was definitely different. Seeing a girl come out after three boys was a bit of a shock,” Flacco told the team. “Everybody is beyond overjoyed, beyond pumped.”
The ever-growing Flacco family has welcomed a new child on a near-annual basis over the past five years:
Stephen was born June 13, 2012
Daniel was born Sept. 14, 2013
Francis was born Jan. 20, 2015
Evelyn was born Sept. 27, 2016
The Ravens didn't have to worry about Flacco missing a game because of the birth of his first daughter. In 2013, Flacco chose to play in Baltimore's home opener even though Daniel was born an hour before kickoff.
Flacco is used to being part of a large family, as he’s the oldest of six siblings.