Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers and wife Tiffany welcome their ...

Los Angeles Chargers star quarterback Philip Rivers and his wife Tiffany welcomed their ninth child together last week, the team announced Tuesday. 

The football team made the exciting baby announcement on Twitter, sharing a clip of Lion King where baby Simba is raised into the air, writing: 'SHE'S HERE. Welcome to the world, Anna Rivers.'

Rivers, who has played for the team since 2004, is a devout Catholic and has seven daughters and two sons with his high school sweetheart wife Tiffany -  Halle, 16; Caroline, 13; Grace, 12; Gunner, 10; Sarah, 8; Peter, 7; Rebecca, 5; and Clare, 3, and newborn Anna according to Heavy. 

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, 37, and his wife Tiffany welcomed their ninth child together last week, the team announced Tuesday

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, 37, and his wife Tiffany welcomed their ninth child together last week, the team announced Tuesday

The team announced the birth on Twitter on Tuesday sharing a clip from the Lion King writing: 'SHE'S HERE. Welcome to the world, Anna Rivers'

The team announced the birth on Twitter on Tuesday sharing a clip from the Lion King writing: 'SHE'S HERE. Welcome to the world, Anna Rivers'

Rivers and his wife Tiffany were high school sweethearts and married in 2001 and share nine children together, eight of them pictured above in an old vacation photograph

Rivers and his wife Tiffany were high school sweethearts and married in 2001 and share nine children together, eight of them pictured above in an old vacation photograph

The family is based in San Diego and Rivers travels about 90 miles or so in a customized SUV to work in Los Angeles, according to ESPN. 

The two tied the knot in 2001 follow his freshman year in college and welcomed their first daughter Halle the following year.

Despite being a star NFL player and

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