Colin Kaepernick and Nessa Diab announce birth of their first child

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Colin Kaepernick is now a first-time father.

His longtime girlfriend, Nessa Diab, made the announcement Sunday on Instagram.

“I thought long and hard about sharing our life-changing news today,” she commented on a photo of her, Kaepernick and their baby.

“I decided to do so because today is the first day in a few weeks where I stepped out for work with a new life title – MOM!” the radio personality continued. “Colin and I welcomed our amazing baby to the world a few weeks ago, and we are over the moon with our growing family.”

Diab praised the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, calling