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Who Is Michael Pittman Jr’s Dad Married to After Split With Kristin Randall? Meet Karli Pittman

Published 03/31/2024, 9:07 PM EDT

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Michael Pittman Jr. of the Indianapolis Colts inherited the athletics genes from his father. The 26-year-old wanted to initially play as a running back just like his dad. But, the experienced Michael Pittman Sr. guided the football professional to the receiving position. This proves how much impact the Super Bowl champion has on his son’s life through both his on and off-the-court experiences. With that, let us take a look at the personal life of Pittman Sr., particularly his current life partner.

Pittman Sr. was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the 1998 NFL Draft in the fourth round. The running back, however, found most of his professional success with the Bucs after joining them in 2002. Throughout his career, the player witnessed numerous ups and downs, including in his personal life. However, now the former professional seems happy and content with Karli Pittman as the two journey through life.

Michael Pittman Sr.’s current life partner Karli Pittman

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Ever since his college days at Fresno State, Pittman Sr. was in a relationship with the Colts WR’s mother Kristin Randall. The couple has five children together including two sons Pittman Jr. and Mycah who have followed in their father’s footsteps. We already know about  Pittman Jr.’s successful hold in the Colts, and Mycah plays as the WR for the Utah Utes. In 2000, when Pittman Jr. was three years old, Pittman Sr. and Kristin separated.

A few years later Pittman Sr. married Mellisa Cary, a fitness model. They too have two children together. But their marriage did not last long, after several allegations from both parties, the couple separated in 2011. He then married his current wife Karli Pittman. Karli works as a lead technical recruiter for ‘NextPath Career Partners’ a recruiting firm in Florida. The couple shares a unique and close bond. In one of the Instagram posts, Pittman Sr. wrote, “Happy Valentines Day to my AMAZING Wife and best friend! Love you Pudding! #MyFavoriteGirl.”

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The nickname and the message a testimony of how much the former Tampa Bay player cares for Karli. She also has a young son Jett Pittman with the former Denver Broncos man. The young boy seems to share a close bond with Pittman Sr. and his brother Pittman Jr. He is interested in a couple of sports including baseball, which allows the young Jett to spend time with Michael Pittman Sr. and bond over sports. The former running back while currently invested in raising and spending time with Jett Pittman, also is quite involved in his other son, Pittman Jr.’s life. The young star WR, infact, recently made his parents quite proud.

Dreams do come true!

Pittman Jr. just fulfilled one of his dreams, that had been close to his heart. “I’ve been dreaming about this moment ever since I started playing football. Beyond grateful to these two”, wrote Pittman Jr. on his social media as he gifted two expensive cars to his parents.

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The 26-year-old gifted a brand-new Porsche and a Cadillac to his mom and dad. He posted a picture of him with his parents smiling, with the supercars in the background. Pittman Jr. would love to fulfill all his dreams sooner rather than later. And one of them must be to win the Super Bowl like his dad!

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Utkarsh Tiwari is an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. As a coalesce of a law graduate and football enthusiast, he takes pride in reporting Sunday live games along with post-match analysis and legal accuracy. This enthusiasm has made Utkarsh our ‘go-to guy’ for throwback pieces and listicles when it comes to any game, especially of the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Aazima Basharat