Olivia Culpo, the Cranston native and former Miss Universe, and her husband, San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey, have welcomed their second child. The couple's son, Roman Augustus McCaffrey, was born September 29, just over a year after his older sister arrived.
Culpo shared the news along with her son's name and birth date on social media, according to WJAR. The delivery was by C-section, and the family revealed more details in an Instagram announcement Saturday, in which 49ers teammate Kyle Juszczyk was named as the baby's godfather, according to NDTV Sports. Culpo and McCaffrey posted black-and-white hospital photos showing their newborn alongside family members, the outlet reported.
A Second Child in Just 14 Months
Roman joins big sister Colette Annalise McCaffrey, who was born July 13, 2025, meaning the couple has welcomed two children in just 14 months, per Us Weekly's reporting on the family timeline. Culpo had revealed in May that she conceived her second child only six months after giving birth to Colette, while she was still recovering from her initial C-section, the outlet reported. She acknowledged on social media at the time that the quick turnaround for a second pregnancy came as a surprise.
The pace of the McCaffrey-Culpo family's growth has unfolded alongside Christian McCaffrey's demanding NFL schedule. Culpo arranged for her sister Aurora to serve as a backup hospital support person during delivery because McCaffrey's 2026 schedule required heavy team travel, including an international season opener in Australia, according to NDTV Sports. Culpo reportedly remained home in California during her late pregnancy while her husband was on the road with the team.
Rhode Island Roots Run Deep
Culpo's connection to Rhode Island long predates her marriage. The Cranston native and former Boston University student became the first contestant from Rhode Island to win Miss USA in June 2012, before going on to capture the Miss Universe crown that December, according to Pageant Update. Before her pageant career, she was an accomplished cellist who performed with regional youth orchestras.
Culpo and McCaffrey's relationship began on a blind date in 2019, and the couple married five years later on June 29, 2024, at the Ocean House resort in Watch Hill, in a ceremony where Culpo wore a custom Dolce & Gabbana gown, according to The Knot. The coastal New England wedding cemented the couple's ties to the Ocean State even as their lives have centered around McCaffrey's NFL career on the West Coast.
McCaffrey's Standing in the NFL
McCaffrey comes from football royalty; his father, Ed McCaffrey, played 13 seasons in the NFL as a wide receiver and won three Super Bowl rings, including one with the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX, according to NDTV Sports. Christian McCaffrey played college football at Stanford before being drafted eighth overall in 2017.
He was named NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 after rushing for 1,459 yards and scoring 21 touchdowns to lead San Francisco to Super Bowl LVIII, according to NFL.com. He was acquired by the 49ers in an October 2022 trade from Carolina. In June 2024, he signed a two-year, $38 million contract extension through 2027, including $24 million in fully guaranteed money, making him the NFL's highest-paid running back at $19 million per year, per the same report.
Back in 2019 with Carolina, McCaffrey became only the third player in NFL history to post 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in a single season, joining Roger Craig and Marshall Faulk, a milestone Hoodline noted in its coverage of Craig's Hall of Fame speech. That season, McCaffrey finished with 1,387 rushing yards and 1,005 receiving yards.
