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Seahawks QB Russell Wilson, wife Ciara welcome baby girl

FILE PHOTO: Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, left, sits with girlfriend Ciara at a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres Monday, May 30, 2016, in Seattle. (/AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his popstar wife Ciara are now parents to a baby girl, Sienna Princess Wilson.

The couple announced the birth of their daughter on Friday night while the NFL draft was taking place.

Ciara posted to her Instagram account details of the birth. Sienna weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, according to the post.

The couple married last summer in England and announced they were expecting their first child together during the fall. This is the 28-year-old Wilson’s first child. Ciara has a young son from a previous relationship with rapper Future.

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