Disgraced Dan Marino is all smiles on his first day back to work after revelations he fathered love child with CBS employee 'and paid her millions of dollars to keep quiet'

Miami Dolphins star cheated on wife of 28 years with Donna Savattere

Daughter Chloe, seven, said to be in touch with her dad

Football hero to appear on CBS this weekend for Super Bowl coverage

Legendary quarterback Dan Marino was all smiles as he headed back to work after revelations that he fathered a secret lovechild with a junior network employee and paid her millions of dollars to keep it quiet.

The former Miami Dolphins star looked at ease as he taped CBS's Super Bowl segments in New Orleans on Thursday after the network confirmed he will still be featured in the coverage on Sunday.



'Dan has said all there is to say on this matter, and will be in his usual role on our broadcast Super Bowl Sunday,' CBS said in a statement on Thursday.

Reports emerged today that the Hall of Famer, who has long been regarded as a family man, cheated on his wife of 28 years, Claire, with Donna Savattere, a production assistant at CBS Sports.



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At ease: Dan Marino seemed at ease as he smiled while filming segments for CBS's Super Bowl coverage on Thursday - just hours after it emerged he'd had an affair and fathered a love child in 2005



Thinking about what you've done? Marino looks deep in thought during the filming in New Orleans

Their daughter Chloe was born in June 2005, and is now being raised by Ms Savattere and her husband, whom she met after her relationship with Marino, the New York Post first reported.

Mr Marino, 51, admitted to the affair, saying in a statement: 'This is a personal and private matter. I take full responsibility both personally and financially for my actions now as I did then.

'We mutually agreed to keep our arrangement private to protect all parties involved.'

He insisted that he and his wife - who celebrated their 28 year wedding anniversary on Wednesday - are still together and 'continue to be a strong and loving family'.

Former mistress: The mother of his child, Donna Savattere, poses with the girl and her husband Nahill Younis

Happily married: Marino with his wife Claire, with whom he celebrated his 28th anniversary yesterday Early days: One of Marino's sons shared this picture of his parents in their younger days on Twitter His wife is believed to have been staying at their $5 million waterfront home in Fort Lauderdale as news of her husband's affair and love child broke on Thursday morning. Marino met his mistress while carrying out his role as a pregame analyst for CBS, where he has worked since 2003. Ms Savattere was 35 at the time of their relationship. After Chloe was born, Mr Marino allegedly paid her millions of dollars to ensure her silence and take care of their daughter, the Post reported. While the amount Marino paid her has not been disclosed, she moved to New York and spent her time in the Upper West Side and the Hamptons, where she became a fixture on the social scene.

Weathering the storm: Marino is pictured walking to his car in New Orleans today amid taping sessions



Family home: Photos show Marino's $5 million Fort Lauderdale home, where his wife is believed to be staying

DAN MARINO: THE DAZZLING CAREER OF A FOOTBALL LEGEND

Dan Marino is one of the most prolific quarterbacks in American football league history, holding or having held almost every major NFL passing record.

He was picked in the first round of the 1983 draft by the Los Angeles Express, but chose to sign with the Miami Dolphins, and stayed with the team for the entirety of his career. He was best known for his quick release and powerful arm and leading the Dolphins to the playoffs ten times in his seventeen-season career. Although he was never part of a Super Bowl-winning team, he is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in American football.

He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005. Since retiring before the 2000 season, he has appeared in numerous ad campaigns and joined CBS in 2003 as an in-studio analyst.

The birth also came two months before Marino was inducted into the Hall of Fame. At the ceremony, after he was introduced by his eldest son Daniel, Marino praised his family for their support. 'To Claire and the kids, you guys are my true Hall of Famers,' he said. 'You guys are my whole life. You mean everything to me.' Savattere has since married banker Nahill Younis, whom she met on a trip to the Bahamas. The couple had a son together before their wedding at their home in the Hamptons in 2009. A wedding announcement for the couple in a Hamptons wedding magazine says: 'Donna was already a mother when Nahill met her, and Donna’s daughter quickly became an important part of his life.' She explained their choice of using orange for decorations at their wedding, explaining: 'Nothing in our lives is traditional or about "following the rules".'

Mr Marino is believed to be in touch with his now-seven-year-old daughter. Ms Savaterre was said to have revealed the secret to friends and showed them photographs of her and the quarterback together at restaurants and clubs.

Family: Ms Savettere, now known as Donna Younis, with Chloe and her younger son She is also said to have made attempts to change the name of her and Marino’s daughter from Chloe Alexis Savattere to Chloe Alexis Younis, according to records. Marino also has six children with his wife Claire: Daniel, 26, Michael, 24, Joseph, 23, Ali, 20, Lia, 17, and Niki, 16. The couple adopted Lia and Niki from China. One of their sons, Michael, was diagnosed with autism when he was two, and the family has been striving to bring public awareness of autism since establishing the Dan Marino Foundation in 1992.

The football hero is set to appear on CBS this weekend as part of its coverage of Sunday's Super Bowl, where the San Francisco 49ers will take on the Baltimore Ravens. 'Family man': Marino is pictured with his father, Dan, and two of his sons at a Miami Heat and New Orleans Hornets game in Miami in April 2004 - a year before the birth of his love child Support: Marino and his wife are pictured left in 2008; right, his children swarm around him at an event in his honour at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida. The couple have three sons and three daughters

Together: Marino poses with his son Michael, who suffers from autism, and wife Claire in Miami in 2008 The network's live pregame coverage kicks of at 2 p.m. from Jackson Square. In the broadcast, CBS will air an interview Marino conducted with San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

Mr Marino is one of the most prolific quarterbacks in American football league history, holding or having held almost every major NFL passing record. Although he was never part of a Super Bowl-winning team, he is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in American football.

He was best known for his quick release and powerful arm and leading the Dolphins to the playoffs ten times in his seventeen-season career. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

Family: Marino is pictured with three of his six children, (from left to right) Joe, 23, Mike, 24, and Ali, 20 Proud: Joe Marino and his sister Lia, whom the family adopted from China, stand with their father's statue Mr Marino starred as himself in the 1994 comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The storyline involved a football player becoming obsessed with the quarterback who taught him how to kick. In December 2011, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees broke Dan Marino's 27-year-old record for the number of passing yards in an NFL season.

Brees' final pass of the 45-16 home victory over the Atlanta Falcons, a nine-yard touchdown toss to Darren Sproles, took him to 5,087 yards, beating Marino's 5,084 for the Miami Dolphins in 1984.

Hero: The Miami Dolphins quarterback was considered one of the best players in the history of football Dan Marino playing himself in the 1994 hit comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

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