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The singer continued, \"I’m so proud of you and to be a part of your great mission to impact others!\"

\"Proud to call you my Husband. Proud of the Father you are to our children,\" she said. \"Proud of the Man you are to our family. I love you so much.\"

Overflowing with pride, Ciara closed out her celebratory post by writing, \"Congratulations on the Walter Payton MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD Babe! You really are That Man!\"

Wilson, the quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, shared the same image to his personal Instagram, captioning the happy post, \"Love Changes Things.\"

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Ciara, 35, wed Russell Wilson, 32, in 2016. They share two children together, a 3-year-old daughter Sienna and a son named Win, who they welcomed last July. The two also co-parent Ciara's 6-year-old son, Future Zahir, from a previous relationship.

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