Cleveland Browns' Hakeem Adeniji Announces Stillbirth of Son 6 Days Before His Due Date: 'Worst Moment of My Life'

Mar. 15, 2025

Cleveland Browns' Hakeem Adeniji.Photo:Kayla M. Adeniji/Instagram

Kayla M. Adeniji/Instagram

“It was the worst moment of my life,” Adeniji said. “Everybody that knows me knows how bad I wanted to be a dad.”

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“It’s been a little over a week since we lost our boy. There’s been, anger, sadness, and emptiness. The fact that he is gone has set in now and nothing can change that,” he shared. “I’ll never get to see him grow up, and he’ll never get to read his journal I wrote for him. I miss him and l’ll miss him everyday for the rest of my life.”

Later in the message he wrote, “This will be hard, but that’s life. Always has been and probably always will be. We appreciate all the prayers, support and well wishes from everyone it is much appreciated. I still want to be a dad more than anything else in this world, and he gave me that even though it was short lived. When and if I ever get that opportunity again I’ll never take a day for granted. I love my boy and he will live through us.”

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Kayla posted additional hospital photos of the family onher own Instagram, sharing her emotional thoughts in her caption.

“He got us through so much this year and stayed so strong for us for so long. I will always remember holding him and smelling him. He was just perfect. Oh my sweet boy mommy and daddy will always smile when we think of you, I promise. Please look out for us my angel 🪽”

She added that her boy was born on Nov. 2, weighing 8 lbs, 4 oz and 21 inches, and that his due date was Nov. 7.

A few days later, Kaylaposted a videoof herself holding Semiu for the first time. “The moment I held him for the first time ❤️ I couldn’t believe how beautiful he was,” she shared. “I dreamt of seeing his face for so long. I dreamt of this moment for years. It just felt like he was taking a nap in my arms, he looked so peaceful.”

“Today, November 7th at 7:30am we were supposed to check into the hospital for a scheduled induction. We are choosing to use this day to honor our little boy and create our new family traditions,” she continued. “The Lion King was Hakeem’s favorite movie and he always talked about how he couldn’t wait to watch it with our son. So we will do exactly that and remember our brave little boy.”

“Until I can hold your hand again son, I love you.”

source: people.com