Josh Allen’s Reason for Playing Football Is Changing After He and Wife Hailee Steinfeld Welcomed Baby Girl

Josh Allen, Hailee Steinfeld, Katie Hoofnagle, Sam Darnold
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“I think it definitely changes your mindset a little bit. I’m very excited,” Allen said. “And I do think this is going to be the best version of myself in all aspects in my professional career and personal life. It’s such a blessing.”

Shortly after the couple announced the arrival of their first child, Steinfeld, 29, and Allen stepped out in support of the Bills quarterback's longtime friend, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold, at his wedding to Katie Hoofnagle on Friday, April 3.

"Hailee and Josh were so sweet on the dance floor, clearly having a blast," a source told PEOPLE at the time.

For Steinfeld, the event was memorable for many reasons.

"This was our first time attending a wedding as husband and wife [and mom and dad!] — and everything hit differently," the Sinners star wrote in her Beau Society newsletter last week.

Now on the cusp of his 30th birthday, and as the couple transitions back to the East Coast for football season, Allen is seemingly prepared on many fronts.

“I’m not too sure on the science of the athletic peak of a male, but I think it’s slightly beyond 30,” said Allen, who turns 30 on May 21. “And then hopefully the dad strength kicks in, right?”

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