❤️GOOD NEWS: NFL star DJ Moore just shocked fans when he and fiancée Raven Battle announced they are expecting their third child together! The Chicago Bears superstar also shared heartwarming details about the baby’s name and gender, sending the entire NFL community around the world into an absolute frenzy of joy and congratulations! 🐻🧡
In what might be the happiest off-field moment of the 2025 NFL season, Chicago Bears wide receiver DJ Moore and his longtime fiancée Raven Battle dropped a bombshell that instantly melted the internet: the couple is expecting baby number three.
The announcement came late Tuesday night, December 2, 2025, via a joint Instagram post that racked up more than 1.2 million likes in under twelve hours and triggered an avalanche of blue-and-orange heart emojis from Bears Nation and beyond.
The carousel post was pure family bliss. The first slide showed Raven, glowing in a soft white maternity dress, cradling a visible baby bump while standing in the couple’s downtown Chicago penthouse with Lake Michigan sparkling behind them.
DJ, still in his Bears hoodie from practice, knelt in front of her, pressing a kiss to the bump as their two older children—Arielle Melody (5) and Denniston Oliver Jr., affectionately called “DJ Jr.” (2)—hugged their parents’ legs.
Slide two was the moment everyone lost it: a close-up sonogram photo with the caption “Baby Moore #3 coming May 2026” followed by a single blue heart emoji. Yes, it’s a boy.
DJ didn’t stop there. In the caption, the normally reserved superstar opened up in a way fans rarely see: “God keeps blessing us in ways we never imagined. Raven, Ari, DJ Jr., and I are beyond excited to welcome another little king into the family.
His name will be Dax Jionni Moore—Dax because it means ‘leader,’ and Jionni as a nod to my middle name and the strength my parents gave me. We love y’all. Bear Down and Baby Down.”
The comment section immediately turned into a celebration. Teammates past and present flooded the post within minutes.
Caleb Williams wrote, “Unc finna have a whole starting lineup 😂🧡.” Cole Kmet dropped a string of crying-laughing emojis and “My TE1 and my WR1 building a dynasty.” Even opponents joined in—Justin Jefferson commented, “Congrats fam, lil man already got hands I bet 🔥.” Simone Biles, now basically Bears family through Jonathan Owens, wrote, “Another Bears baby!!! Welcome to the club, Raven 🤍.”
For those who have followed DJ Moore’s journey, the timing feels almost poetic. The 28-year-old is in the middle of what many analysts are calling the best season of his eight-year career.
Through Week 13 of the 2025 season, Moore has 87 receptions for 1,187 yards and 11 touchdowns, putting him on pace to shatter his previous career highs.
The Bears sit atop the NFC North at 9-3, and Moore’s chemistry with rookie sensation Caleb Williams has been the driving force behind Chicago’s explosive passing attack. Yet even with all the on-field success, Moore has repeatedly said his family is what keeps him grounded.
Raven Battle, a successful entrepreneur and the founder of the luxury activewear brand VIVI Athletics, has been by DJ’s side since their days at the University of Maryland.
The couple got engaged in July 2023 during a private beach proposal in Cancún and were planning a 2026 wedding before this latest blessing shifted the timeline.
Sources close to the couple say Raven is 16 weeks along and feeling “amazing,” with the due date falling right in the heart of the NFL offseason—perfect timing for a superstar dad who never wants to miss a moment.
The gender reveal wasn’t originally planned for the public announcement, but according to Raven’s Instagram Stories, five-year-old Arielle “accidentally spilled the beans” during a family dinner when she shouted, “Mommy said it’s another brother!” Rather than fight the leak, DJ and Raven decided to lean into the joy and share everything at once.
The choice of the name Dax has already sparked endless memes—fans are joking that the baby will arrive catching one-handed touchdowns in the delivery room, while others point out that “Dax” sounds exactly like the kind of name a future Bears Pro Bowler would have.
Across Chicago, the excitement is palpable.
Local businesses are already planning “Baby Dax” onesies in Bears colors, and the team’s official social media accounts posted a hype video splicing DJ’s best 2025 catches with ultrasound footage set to “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Head coach Ben Johnson, known for his dry humor, told reporters Wednesday morning, “I told DJ if this kid comes out with a 40-inch vertical, we’re signing him to a rookie deal on the spot.”
For a franchise that has waited decades for sustained joy, the Moores have become the embodiment of hope—both on and off the field. DJ’s smile in those pregnancy photos is the same one Bears fans see when he high-steps into the end zone after burning a cornerback.
Only this time, the celebration is for something far bigger than football.
As the likes and congratulatory messages continue to pour in from around the globe—Tom Brady, Odell Beckham Jr., and even Taylor Swift left heart emojis—the message is clear: DJ Moore isn’t just building a legacy in the NFL record books.
He and Raven are building a family, one beautiful blessing at a time.
Welcome to the world (in a few months), Dax Jionni Moore. Chicago is already ready to love you. 🐻🧡
