Cowboys receiver Simi Fehoko announces birth of first son after rush to hospital from minicamp

Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Simi Fehoko and his wife, Bailee, picked the perfect time to welcome their first child into the world this week. The third-year Cowboys wideout tweeted on Friday that he went straight from OTAs/minicamp on Thursday to the hospital where his wife gave birth to their son.

With Cowboys OTAs and minicamp now over, Fehoko and his wife can take advantage of more than a month of a break before check-in for training camp next month in Oxnard, California.

Fehoko posted a photo of his son with the message: “Welcome to the world lil man.”

Straight from OTA/Minicamp to the hospital. Welcome to the world Lil man❤️ pic.twitter.com/1azI1VZHCb

— Simi Fehoko (@Simi_Fehoko) June 9, 2023

Fehoko added: “Side note; mad respect to women that give birth. Y’all are troopers if anything like my wife.” On Instagram, he shared the baby’s name is Onae Fehoko III.

Prior to his son’s birth, the former Stanford standout posted a video on his story of him doing the Griddy around his wife’s delivery room.

Mike McCarthy praises Simi Fehoko for ‘hell of an offseason’

Fehoko was a fifth-round selection for the Cowboys in the 2021 NFL Draft. He spent most of the 2022 season on the practice roster, but he could find a more active role this year.

McCarthy shared on Wednesday that the former fifth-rounder almost received a promotion during last year’s playoff run for the potential he was showing.

“You look at his body type and you forget how fast he is,” McCarthy said of Fehoko. “There was a lot of conversation about him coming up down the stretch because he was playing so well. He’s carried that into the offseason. Simi’s very bright, very instinctive. He’s had a hell of an offseason.”

Wide receivers Michael Gallup and Jalen Tolbert are both projecting confidence about their bounce-back seasons as well. Dallas could have a tough time finding the best way to distribute reps when training camp starts next month.