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Balancing NFL stardom and fatherhood—Is Preston Smith the ultimate role model?

“Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.” These were Preston Smith’s sentiments when his youngest child Preston Smith II came into the world just a few weeks ago. Preston Smith and his wife, Realyn, have three kids—two daughters named Lauren and Phoenix and a son named Preston Smith II aka Deuce.

And he isn’t the one to shy away from sharing the pictures of his small, adorable family on social media platforms. In fact, he’s very deliberate about it. The evidence was presented when Smith’s “son and daughter first flight was on a PJ [private jet],” and the professional did not hold back from posting about it.  So, let’s get to know the kids who bring so much joy to Preston Smith’s life.

Preston Smith dedicated his life to his kids

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It all started 10 years ago when the Smiths welcomed their first daughter, Lauren. Smith recently shared a carousel of photos on Instagram that show her daughter’s journey. The post titled, “10 years flew by and I enjoyed every single day happy birthday to my princess Lauren,” says it all. We can see Lauren growing up through all these years.

 

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The first picture had Lauren wearing a Mississippi State dress with a matching bow to go with it. She and Smith looked a lot alike! Then there’s a photo of the family celebrating the holidays as Lauren sits on Preston’s lap smiling at the camera. One photo even shows the father-daughter duo dressed in Packers’ onesies and beanies.

Preston is involved in her daughter’s student life too. Looks like he’s making sure that he doesn’t miss a moment in his daughter’s life. There’s also a photo of Lauren of the time when she won a pageant and that was possibly one of the proudest moments of the Smith parents’ life. “My princess won her pageant today and also won best personality (gets that from me) 😍😍 extremely proud of her,” said the captions of the Instagram post.

If you find that cute, wait till you see the middle child, “Phoenix Dior.” She’s about two years now and perhaps one of the most adorable moments from her life came when she turned 1. The IG post captioned, “Happy 1st Birthday to the Golden Child Phoenix Dior 😍😍,” shows little Phoenix all dressed up for the occasion and it’s just a cuteness overload.

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Balancing NFL stardom and fatherhood—Is Preston Smith the ultimate role model?

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When they say that big things come in small packages, they might have been talking about Deuce. He’s already catching private jets with his dad.

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Preston Smith II is already zooming around the world

On February 6, 2024, the Smith family welcomed a baby boy, Preston Smith II. Born at 8 pounds, 9 ounces, and 20.75 inches, the little bundle of joy is already stealing the hearts of many. When he was born, Preston posted a photo of him on IG and wrote, “Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. Welcome to the world Deuce.” It just shows how far Preston Smith has come in the journey of life.

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The post was full of felicitations, obviously. He’s grown enough to attend the Packers’ training camps now! Some time ago, Preston Smith took Deuce to his 10 training camp and all he could do was appreciate how blessed he was in life. There’s a photo of him hopping off a private jet as he carries Deuce in his arms.

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The post probably summarizes his journey into fatherhood as he captioned it, “Headed to my 10th training camp thinking about how much God has blessed me and my family and how thankful I am for these blessings… my son and daughter first flight was on a PJ they too blessed.”