Not on a Sunday or during a carefully staged press conference, but on a Tuesday evening, November 10, 2026. That’s right: that afternoon was the NFL trade deadline, which meant teams across the country were changing their rosters.
Patrick Mahomes and his wife Brittany were thinking about something much more private. The couple announced they’re having their fourth child with a simple Instagram post and a bunch of photos of their family at the beach, bare feet in the sand, bathed in warm light. It said, “Another blessing from God… and then there were 6.”
That number makes it hard not to stop. Six. Mahomes is still in the prime of one of the most decorated NFL careers in recent memory. His family is becoming just as strong off the field as they are on it.
In February 2021, just a few weeks after Patrick won his first Super Bowl, Sterling Skye came in first. In November 2022, Patrick “Bronze” Lavon Mahomes III came next. Then Golden Raye came out in January 2025. He was only 19 months old when this news came out. It’s hard to believe that the Mahomeses had four children in about five years. This is a speed that would normally exhaust most people, but it fits them perfectly.
A family has a quiet tradition that keeps getting people’s attention. Very good. Bronze. Excellent. Each child was named after a precious metal. This was a small, continuous thread that ran through a life that was otherwise very public.
No one outside the family really knows if that’s because they share values or tastes or are just having fun with names in private. It does, however, show that Patrick and Brittany Mahomes have created a family that is more purposeful than the average celebrity family. They have created a home with its own private language and inside jokes that are written down in birth certificates.
They’ve been together for a lot longer than the stars say. Before the rings and before the Kansas City fans made him something like a civic institution, they were high school sweethearts in Texas. That was when Mahomes was still figuring out what he wanted from football. In March 2022, they got married in Hawaii. They already had three kids, and it turned out that a fourth was on the way. That this relationship goes back further than all of that fame and is based on something more grounded than fame itself is comforting.
You should take a moment to look at the photos of the announcement. The whole family gathered on a beach and gently put their hands on Brittany’s growing belly. Patrick smiled with the same ease that he uses to make comebacks in the fourth quarter.
No publicist staging that can be seen, or at least none that stands out. Just a family taking a picture of a moment. It’s possible that everything was carefully planned, right down to how the lights and clothes fit together. That’s also fine. It still seemed real, which is important in a media world where a lot of things feel made up to the point of being hollow.
It’s not just that Brittany is a supporting character in all of this. She owns a part of the Kansas City Current, an NWSL team that has gotten a lot of attention for its soccer goals and facilities. No matter how much help you get, running a club, a public brand, three young children, and now a fourth pregnancy at the same time is, to put it simply, a heavy load. In public, she handles it with ease, which may or may not fully reflect what’s going on in private, as these things tend to do.
Like most days, November 10 was a busy day for Patrick. There was a lot of talk about the Chiefs’ offensive plans for the rest of the season hours before the family announcement went live. They had just made headlines by trading for wide receiver Josh Downs from the Indianapolis Colts. By evening, none of that seemed important. The roster changes aren’t always the main focus. A picture of a family growing on the beach can sometimes get more attention than a fourth-round pick.
No one has said when the due date is. The gender has not been announced yet. It’s still not clear if baby number four will continue the tradition of precious metals or will do something different that surprises everyone. There’s no doubt that Patrick Mahomes, who is 31 years old, is building something in Kansas City, and it doesn’t look like it will stop any time soon. The Chiefs have a chance. The family is getting bigger. And somewhere on a beach, a family of five quietly grew into a family of six.
FAQs
1. When did Patrick and Brittany Mahomes announce their fourth pregnancy?
They announced it on November 10, 2026, via a joint Instagram post.
2. How many children do the Mahomeses have?
They have three children and a fourth on the way.
3. What was the caption on their pregnancy announcement post?
“Another blessing from God… & then there were 6.”
4. What are the names of Patrick and Brittany’s existing children?
Sterling Skye, Patrick “Bronze” Lavon III, and Golden Raye.
5. Has a due date been announced for baby number four?
No due date has been publicly shared yet.