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Lions RB Theo Riddick shows on Instagram that he's become a father

Theo Riddick has been posting for months about a potential new addition to his life. On Thursday, that happened. Theo Riddick became a father.

Riddick posted a picture of himself holding his new child -- an 8-pound, 6-ounce, 21-inch boy named Theo Amari Riddick.

The 25-year-old Riddick is just one of a few Detroit Lions players who are expecting children in the next few months, including quarterback Matthew Stafford, who is having twin girls with his wife, Kelly.