The McCaffrey NFL legacy will go on with Christian McCaffrey’s youngest brother, Luke McCaffrey.
Large receiver Luke, 23, was drafted in the 3rd round on Friday, April 26, by the Washington Commanders.
Christian, a working back for the San Francisco 49ers, was between the very first to rejoice his brother’s staff placement.
“Couldn’t be far more very pleased of my brother @mccaffrey_luke,” Christian, 27, wrote via X on Saturday, April 27. “What a story. Guess on your self just about every stage of the way. What a story.”
The brothers are section of a soccer dynasty, with Christian staying the eighth total pick in 2017. Their moms and dads are Lisa and Ed McCaffrey, the latter a Tremendous Bowl-winning large receiver who the moment performed for the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos and the 49ers. Lisa and Ed share four sons, Max, Christian, Dylan and Luke, all of whom have played soccer.
Max, 29, was previously signed to the Oakland Raiders in 2016 prior to getting on a coaching place with the Miami Dolphins, though Dylan, 25, plays college or university ball at the College of North Colorado.
The full McCaffrey brood lately cheered on Christian in February’s Tremendous Bowl LVIII, viewing the championship from a personal suite with his fiancée, Olivia Culpo. (The model, 31, astonished Lisa and the crew with box seats immediately after they at first struggled to find the money for the steep Las Vegas ticket prices.)
In spite of Christian scoring a number of touchdowns in the game, the 49ers dropped in overtime to the Kansas Town Chiefs.
“My heart is comprehensive of so a lot of emotions,” Culpo wrote by using TikTok many times later. “Sad for the reason that I desire the consequence was unique, but finally grateful I get the option to watch a person I love do what he enjoys and pour his coronary heart and soul into starting to be much better every single solitary working day.”
She concluded at the time, “I’m so very pleased of you Christian, you should have the planet. Thank you all so a lot for the adore and guidance this yr! It usually means so significantly.”
Christian and Culpo, who got engaged in April 2023, are now focused on wedding day preparing ahead of his 49ers coaching camp begins in the summer season.
“They’ll be [having the ceremony] in the offseason. The vibe is elegant and deluxe,” a supply exclusively informed Us Weekly later in February. “Olivia experienced a difficult time buying out the ideal costume because she’s worn so several gowns, but she’s located the 1!”
The nuptials are set to take area in Culpo’s native Rhode Island but a date has not been publicly shared.