The Hottest NFL Celebrity Couples in the Game

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.Photo:Jamie Squire/Getty

Jamie Squire/Getty

All eyes are on the 32 teamsacross the NFLand the players on the field during the 18 week football season each year. But, for many of these athletes, their life is much more than touchdowns and field goals. When they’re not tackling opponents and running plays, they’re going home to their equally accomplished significant others.FromTravis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s globetrotting adventures toHailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen’s end-of-season engagement, here’s a look at some of the most A-list NFL couples in the game.

All eyes are on the 32 teamsacross the NFLand the players on the field during the 18 week football season each year. But, for many of these athletes, their life is much more than touchdowns and field goals. When they’re not tackling opponents and running plays, they’re going home to their equally accomplished significant others.

FromTravis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s globetrotting adventures toHailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen’s end-of-season engagement, here’s a look at some of the most A-list NFL couples in the game.

01of 17Taylor Swift & Travis KelceTravis Kelce and Taylor Swift.Patrick Smith/GettyAfterTravis Kelcegushed about catchingTaylor Swift’s Eras Tour and attempting to meet the singer backstage in July, rumors began swirling about what might be going on between the superstar pair.Just days after the Kansas City Chiefs tight end revealed that he had extended an invite to Swift to catch a game in September 2023, the Grammy winner was spotted in his suite at Arrowhead Stadium for a Sunday game.The two were spotted cozying up at a postgame party that evening, and the following week, Swift brought her posse of friends along to see Kelce’s game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.In October, the two confirmed their relationship when they stepped out in New York Cityholding hands. Since then, Kelce has traveled around the world to catch Swift on the Eras tour —even joining her on stage during a show in London— and throughout the 2024-25 football season, Swift was spotted in the stands on several occasions to support her boyfriend and the Chiefs.While accepting the award for video of the year at the 2024 VMAs, Swiftgave a shoutout to Kelce, sharing his important role in the creation of the video for “Fortnight.““Something that I’ll always remember is when I would finish a take and I’d say ‘cut’ and we’d be done with that take, I would always just hear like someone cheering from across the studio where we were shooting it, and that one person was my boyfriend, Travis,” she said during the speech.“Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic,” she added. “So, I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot because I’ll always remember that.“Swift will be back in the stands for the second Super Bowl in a rowon Feb. 9.

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Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.Patrick Smith/Getty

Patrick Smith/Getty

AfterTravis Kelcegushed about catchingTaylor Swift’s Eras Tour and attempting to meet the singer backstage in July, rumors began swirling about what might be going on between the superstar pair.

Just days after the Kansas City Chiefs tight end revealed that he had extended an invite to Swift to catch a game in September 2023, the Grammy winner was spotted in his suite at Arrowhead Stadium for a Sunday game.

The two were spotted cozying up at a postgame party that evening, and the following week, Swift brought her posse of friends along to see Kelce’s game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

In October, the two confirmed their relationship when they stepped out in New York Cityholding hands. Since then, Kelce has traveled around the world to catch Swift on the Eras tour —even joining her on stage during a show in London— and throughout the 2024-25 football season, Swift was spotted in the stands on several occasions to support her boyfriend and the Chiefs.

While accepting the award for video of the year at the 2024 VMAs, Swiftgave a shoutout to Kelce, sharing his important role in the creation of the video for “Fortnight.”

“Something that I’ll always remember is when I would finish a take and I’d say ‘cut’ and we’d be done with that take, I would always just hear like someone cheering from across the studio where we were shooting it, and that one person was my boyfriend, Travis,” she said during the speech.

“Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic,” she added. “So, I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot because I’ll always remember that.”

Swift will be back in the stands for the second Super Bowl in a rowon Feb. 9.

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Hailee Steinfeld & Josh Allen

Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld.Aissaoui Nacer / SplashNews

Aissaoui Nacer / SplashNews

Hailee Steinfeldand Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allenfirst sparked romance rumors in May 2023and in late June, a source confirmed to PEOPLE that the two were “still dating and getting to knoweach other.”

In February of 2024, a source told PEOPLE that the pair were in a “serious relationship” and in July, the athlete made things Instagram official,posting romantic photos of the actress in Paris.

And as the 2024 season came to a close — which saw the Buffalo Bills just one game away from making the Super Bowl — Allen got down on one knee and popped the question.

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Alix Earle & Braxton Berrios

Braxton Berrios and Alix Earle in 2024.Alexander Tamargo/Getty

Alexander Tamargo/Getty

Though the pairfirst sparked romance rumors in March 2023, TikTok starAlix Earle and Miami Dolphins wide receiver Braxton Berriosweren’t seen together publicly until May.

In July, the duo made their red carpet debut, seemingly confirming their relationship, though a source told PEOPLE later that month that while “maybe in traditional Hollywood terms, that could be interpreted as a ‘hard launch’ of a relationship, that’s not what it was at all.”

A year later, the two celebrated their one year dating anniversary with gushy posts to their respective Instagrams accounts.

“To the person who taught me to love whole heartedly .. happy 1 year ❣️,” she wrote in the caption of montage of videos. “You have become so much more than my best friend and partner. I didn’t know I was capable of this type of love & I feel like I have truly found my other half! I love you.”

In Berrios' post, he wrote, “The happiest year of my life belongs to you.”

While in New Orleans ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl, Berrios told PEOPLE that the couple grew closer followinghis season-ending knee injurylast year and saidhe’s “feeling great” about their future together.

04of 17Ciara & Russell WilsonRussell Wilson and Ciara.Momodu Mansaray/WireImageAfter first meetingat a Wisconsin basketball gamein March 2015,CiaraandRussell Wilsonstepped out together for the first time the following month atthe White House Correspondents' Dinner. In March 2016, the two were engaged and just a few months later, they tied the knot in Cheshire, England.The singer and Denver Broncos quarterback welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Sienna, in April 2017 and followed up with son Win in April 2020. (Ciara also shares son Future Zahir Wilburnwith rapper Future.)In December 2023, they grew to a family of six with the birth of the couple’s third child together,Amora Princess Wilson.

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Ciara & Russell Wilson

Russell Wilson and Ciara.Momodu Mansaray/WireImage

Momodu Mansaray/WireImage

After first meetingat a Wisconsin basketball gamein March 2015,CiaraandRussell Wilsonstepped out together for the first time the following month atthe White House Correspondents' Dinner. In March 2016, the two were engaged and just a few months later, they tied the knot in Cheshire, England.

The singer and Denver Broncos quarterback welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Sienna, in April 2017 and followed up with son Win in April 2020. (Ciara also shares son Future Zahir Wilburnwith rapper Future.)

In December 2023, they grew to a family of six with the birth of the couple’s third child together,Amora Princess Wilson.

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Simone Biles & Jonathan Owens

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In February 2022, the Chicago Bears safety got down on one knee and proposed to Biles — news the couple announced the day after Valentine’s Day.

“THE EASIEST YES,” Biles captioned aslideshowshared to Instagram. “I can’t wait to spend forever & ever with you, you’re everything I dreamed of and more! let’s get married FIANCÉ 💍🥺🥲🤎 @jowens_3.”

The couple had not one, but two, weddings in 2023 — the first, an intimate courthouse ceremony in Texas, and the second,a luxurious ceremonyin Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.

And they’ve supported each other at their respective places of work —he got special permission to miss pre-season training to watch her compete at the Paris Olympics, andshe has strutted into Soldier Field stadium in some stylish orange-and-blue fits.

06of 17Olivia Culpo & Christian McCaffreyChristian McCaffrey and Olivia Culpo.Stefanie Keenan/GettyAfterfirst sparking romance rumors in May 2019, model Olivia Culpo and San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey were spotted vacationing together that July. In November, the football player showed some love for Culpo on Instagram, celebrating herSports Illustratedshoot.In a 2020 Valentine’s Day post, Culpo called the athlete her “best friend” and thanked him “for changing my life.“After nearly four years together, McCaffrey got down on one knee in April 2023 and proposed while they were on vacation at Amangiri in Utah. The twowed in June 2024 in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

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Olivia Culpo & Christian McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey and Olivia Culpo.Stefanie Keenan/Getty

Stefanie Keenan/Getty

Afterfirst sparking romance rumors in May 2019, model Olivia Culpo and San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey were spotted vacationing together that July. In November, the football player showed some love for Culpo on Instagram, celebrating herSports Illustratedshoot.

In a 2020 Valentine’s Day post, Culpo called the athlete her “best friend” and thanked him “for changing my life.”

After nearly four years together, McCaffrey got down on one knee in April 2023 and proposed while they were on vacation at Amangiri in Utah. The twowed in June 2024 in Watch Hill, Rhode Island.

07of 17Chanel Iman & Davon GodchauxChanel Iman and Davon Godchaux.Chanel Iman/InstagramChanel Iman’s romance with New England Patriots defensive tackle Davon Godchaux began back in 2022 — with the pair going Instagram official in April. In May 2023, they revealed they were expecting their first child together — making them a family of six, as Iman is mom to daughters Cassie and Cali with her exSterling Shepardand Godchaux is dad to Davon Godchaux II from a previous relationship.Just weeks after announcing their upcoming addition,Godchaux proposed to Iman in Capri, Italy.Iman and Godchaux welcomed their daughter,Capri, in September 2023 andwed on January 2024 in a New York civil ceremonybefore eloping on a yacht in the Caribbean Sea on Feb. 24.

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Chanel Iman & Davon Godchaux

Chanel Iman and Davon Godchaux.Chanel Iman/Instagram

Chanel Iman’s romance with New England Patriots defensive tackle Davon Godchaux began back in 2022 — with the pair going Instagram official in April. In May 2023, they revealed they were expecting their first child together — making them a family of six, as Iman is mom to daughters Cassie and Cali with her exSterling Shepardand Godchaux is dad to Davon Godchaux II from a previous relationship.

Just weeks after announcing their upcoming addition,Godchaux proposed to Iman in Capri, Italy.

Iman and Godchaux welcomed their daughter,Capri, in September 2023 andwed on January 2024 in a New York civil ceremonybefore eloping on a yacht in the Caribbean Sea on Feb. 24.

08of 17Sydney Hightower & Fred WarnerSydney and Fred Warner.Sydney Warner/InstagramSydney Hightower and Fred Warnerwed in June 2022after getting engaged the previous year. In a photo from the proposal, which the San Francisco 49ers linebacker shared to Instagram,The Bacheloralumna is seen holding a red rose as Warner looks up at her from his place down on one knee.“When you know, you know,” he wrote alongside the sweet pic.In March 2024, the two became a family of three when they welcomed sonBeau Anthony.

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Sydney Hightower & Fred Warner

Sydney and Fred Warner.Sydney Warner/Instagram

Sydney Warner/Instagram

Sydney Hightower and Fred Warnerwed in June 2022after getting engaged the previous year. In a photo from the proposal, which the San Francisco 49ers linebacker shared to Instagram,The Bacheloralumna is seen holding a red rose as Warner looks up at her from his place down on one knee.

“When you know, you know,” he wrote alongside the sweet pic.

In March 2024, the two became a family of three when they welcomed sonBeau Anthony.

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Hannah Ann Sluss & Jake Funk

Jake Funk and Hannah Ann Sluss.Leon Bennett/Getty

After first going public with their relationship in early 2022, running back Jake FunkaskedBacheloralumna Hannah Ann Sluss to be his wifein January 2023.

Ahead of their engagement, Sluss shared that her parents were big fans of the athlete. “They adore him. They think he’s like, such a great fit for me,” she toldE! Newsin April 2022.

10of 17Kerry Washington & Nnamdi AsomughaKerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha.Bruce Glikas / Getty ImagesKerry Washingtonand her husband,Nnamdi Asomugha, are as private about the relationship as they were when they wed 10 years ago. Asomugha, who retired from professional football in 2013 after 11 years in the league playing for the Eagles, Raiders and 49ers, is also an actor and producer who has a non-profit.The couple has welcomed two children together, daughterIsabelle Amarchiand sonCaleb Kelechiand are also parents toAsomugha’s daughterfrom a previous relationship.

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Kerry Washington & Nnamdi Asomugha

Kerry Washington and Nnamdi Asomugha.Bruce Glikas / Getty Images

Bruce Glikas / Getty Images

Kerry Washingtonand her husband,Nnamdi Asomugha, are as private about the relationship as they were when they wed 10 years ago. Asomugha, who retired from professional football in 2013 after 11 years in the league playing for the Eagles, Raiders and 49ers, is also an actor and producer who has a non-profit.

The couple has welcomed two children together, daughterIsabelle Amarchiand sonCaleb Kelechiand are also parents toAsomugha’s daughterfrom a previous relationship.

11of 17Camille Kostek & Rob GronkowskiRob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek.Taylor Hill/WireImageEven though Camille Kostek andRob Gronkowskiboth worked at the same stadium — Gronk playing as a tight end for the New England Patriots and Kostek as a cheerleader —they officially met at a charity event in 2013. Nearly two years later, the pair went public with their relationship and, in 2016, made their red carpet debut.Gronkowski, who officially retired from the NFL in 2022, has shared that they’ve discussed getting engaged, but the question remains to be popped.

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Camille Kostek & Rob Gronkowski

Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek.Taylor Hill/WireImage

Taylor Hill/WireImage

Even though Camille Kostek andRob Gronkowskiboth worked at the same stadium — Gronk playing as a tight end for the New England Patriots and Kostek as a cheerleader —they officially met at a charity event in 2013. Nearly two years later, the pair went public with their relationship and, in 2016, made their red carpet debut.

Gronkowski, who officially retired from the NFL in 2022, has shared that they’ve discussed getting engaged, but the question remains to be popped.

12of 17Jessie James Decker & Eric DeckerEric Decker and Jessie James Decker.Jason Kempin/GettyJessie James Deckerand former NFL athlete star Eric Decker the knot in 2013 — roughly five years before he retired from the league. After more than a decade of marriage, the two are nowparents to four children: Vivianne, Eric Jr., Forrest and Denver.At the start of their marriage, the couple starred in their own reality series,Eric & Jessie: Game On,which was on air until 2017.

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Jessie James Decker & Eric Decker

Eric Decker and Jessie James Decker.Jason Kempin/Getty

Jessie James Deckerand former NFL athlete star Eric Decker the knot in 2013 — roughly five years before he retired from the league. After more than a decade of marriage, the two are nowparents to four children: Vivianne, Eric Jr., Forrest and Denver.

At the start of their marriage, the couple starred in their own reality series,Eric & Jessie: Game On,which was on air until 2017.

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Shawn Johnson & Andrew East

Shawn Johnson and Andrew East.LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty

LISA O’CONNOR/AFP/Getty

WhenShawn Johnsonand former NFL athlete Andrew Eastfirst met in-person in 2012, Johnson was training for her time onDancing with the Stars— not long after retiring from gymnastics — and East was playing football for Vanderbilt University. The two got engaged in 2015 and tied the knot less than a year later, in Tennessee.

14of 17Candice Crawford Romo & Tony RomoCandice Crawford Romo and Tony Romo.Arturo Holmes/WireImageCandice Crawford first met her husband, formerDallas Cowboysquarterback Tony Romo, when she was working as an intern for the team.Candice, who is a sports journalist and former Miss Missouri, first started dating = Tony in 2009 before they tied the knot in 2011. The two are now parents to three sons: Hawkins,RiversandJones McCoy. (And their kids have a very cool uncle:Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford.)

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Candice Crawford Romo & Tony Romo

Candice Crawford Romo and Tony Romo.Arturo Holmes/WireImage

Arturo Holmes/WireImage

Candice Crawford first met her husband, formerDallas Cowboysquarterback Tony Romo, when she was working as an intern for the team.

Candice, who is a sports journalist and former Miss Missouri, first started dating = Tony in 2009 before they tied the knot in 2011. The two are now parents to three sons: Hawkins,RiversandJones McCoy. (And their kids have a very cool uncle:Gossip Girl’s Chace Crawford.)

15of 17Holly Robinson Peete & Rodney PeeteRodney Peete and Holly Robinson Peete.Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesActress Holly Robinson Peete married Rodney Peete nearly 30 years ago when the former NFL quarterback was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles.The coupleexchanged vows June 10, 1995, in Brentwood, California, and are now parents to twins Ryan Elizabeth Peete and Rodney Peete, Jr., and sons Robinson and Roman.

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Holly Robinson Peete & Rodney Peete

Rodney Peete and Holly Robinson Peete.Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Actress Holly Robinson Peete married Rodney Peete nearly 30 years ago when the former NFL quarterback was playing for the Philadelphia Eagles.

The coupleexchanged vows June 10, 1995, in Brentwood, California, and are now parents to twins Ryan Elizabeth Peete and Rodney Peete, Jr., and sons Robinson and Roman.

16of 17Sanya Richards-Ross & Aaron RossSanya Richards-Ross and Aaron Ross.Prince Williams/WireimageTheReal Housewives of Atlantastar — and former Olympic track and field champion — wed Aaron Ross in 2010 after dating for seven years. At the time, Ross was a cornerback for the New York Giants.The two are nowparents of two, welcomingtheir second sonin December 2023 afterexperiencing a pregnancy loss.

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Sanya Richards-Ross & Aaron Ross

Sanya Richards-Ross and Aaron Ross.Prince Williams/Wireimage

Prince Williams/Wireimage

TheReal Housewives of Atlantastar — and former Olympic track and field champion — wed Aaron Ross in 2010 after dating for seven years. At the time, Ross was a cornerback for the New York Giants.

The two are nowparents of two, welcomingtheir second sonin December 2023 afterexperiencing a pregnancy loss.

17of 17Elisabeth Hasselback & Tim HasselbeckElisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck.Elisabeth Hasselbeck/InstagramElisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck have been married for more than 20 years. When they pair wed, Elisabeth had previously competed on season 2 ofSurvivorand was yet to kick off her tenure as a host onThe View.Now, she and the former NFL quarterback (for teams including the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals) share three children.

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Elisabeth Hasselback & Tim Hasselbeck

Elisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck.Elisabeth Hasselbeck/Instagram

Elisabeth Hasselbeck/Instagram

Elisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck have been married for more than 20 years. When they pair wed, Elisabeth had previously competed on season 2 ofSurvivorand was yet to kick off her tenure as a host onThe View.

Now, she and the former NFL quarterback (for teams including the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals) share three children.

source: people.com