The lineman continued to praise his wife in an Instagram post, calling her "a true warrior."

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The couple said they'd been getting ready to go to the hospital around 4 a.m. when Aumari fell to the ground, suddenly experiencing contractions.

"This contraction hits so hard. I'm falling to the ground. My body is telling me to push — I can feel it. And so I started to push," Aumari said.

When the baby girl entered the world, daddy was right there to catch her.

"I catch Aumari and hold her up and also catch the baby at the same time. That was everything going through my mind: make sure everybody's OK," the NFL veteran said.

The operator heard the baby crying through the phone and said that was a good sign. Dawuane was then told to "gently wipe off the baby's mouth and nose" and grab a shoestring.

"I'm like, 'What do we need a shoestring for?' They're like, 'You have to clamp the umbilical cord,' so I'm going, grabbing my shoes. I've never ripped out shoestrings faster in my life," he said.

The couple, who already have a 2-year-old son, are now enjoying precious moments with the newest member of their family.

“The whole thing was chaotic,” Aumari said. “And I’m just so proud of him for how he handled the situation.”

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