NFL players certainly living the good life; not only they talented, famous and rich - they are usually accompanied by gorgeous girl-friends or wives (yeah, and sometimes both...).
So while we all love and admire those super-athletes, many times their better halfs stay in the dark. We all know that 'behind every successful man there is a woman' - so we decided to go on a journey and unfold who exactly are those better-halfs, how they got to meet and some other interesting stuff you probably do not know.
Gisele Bundchen
Source: Instagram
Sourc: Instagram
Tom Brady
Tom Brady and Gisele Bundchen began dating in 2006. The famous Patriots’ quarterback and Brazilian model hadn’t known each other until their mutual friend arranged them a blind date.
Source: Instagram
In February, three years later, this couple walked down the aisle and got married in Santa Monica, California, but they got remarried two months later at a bigger ceremony in Costa Rica. They now have two children, a six-year-old son Benjamin Rein and a four-year-old girl Vivian Lake.
Lauren Tannehill
Source: Instagram
Source: instagram
Lauren and Ryan met in 2009 in Panama City. But the wife of this Miami Dolphins’ quarterback didn’t become famous until a short camera pan caught her at the 2012 NFL draft, where her husband Ryan was picked as eighth overall by Miami Dolphins.
Ryan Tannehill
Source: Instagram
She momentarily attracted the attention of the media and the entire Internet was aware of her existence, as she was mentioned in more than 800 tweets. They got married in 2012.
Kristin Cavallari
source: Instagram
Jay Cutler
source: instagram
Until 2009, she only played small parts, but then she replaced Lauren Conard, who also appeared in Laguna Beach, in a spin-off series The Hills.She married Chicago Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler in 2013 and they have two sons.
Samantha Ponder
Samantha Ponder is one of the most popular reporters on ESPN and has made a name for herself as a sideline reporter covering basketball, as well as college football. She is also a correspondent on GameDay.
Christian Ponder
source: Instagram
Samantha and quarterback for the Oakland Raiders first met when he messaged her on Twitter. Shortly after they started dating, Samantha and Christian got married in Hudson, Wisconsin in 2012, but they held a ceremony the following April. Together they have a daughter Bowden Saint-Claire.
Kelly Hall
Hall and Stafford met while they were still students at the University of Georgia, where he was the quarterback of Georgia Bulldogs football team and she was the cheerleader.
Matthew Stafford
Stafford was later drafted by Detroit Lions in 2009, where he made some significant records, such as being the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw over 5,000 yards in one season. Kelly Hall posted a picture on Instagram announcing their engagement and they got married in 2015.
Candice Crawford Romo
The former American beauty queen, Candice Crawford and Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo got married in 2011. Before they began dating, Candice had competed in numerous beauty competitions. She took part in the Miss Texas Teen USA, as well as in Miss Missouri USA in 2007, before she won the same competition the following year.
Tony Romo
Crawford also worked as a reporter for Dallas television station KDAF. They now have two sons, a four-year-old Hawkins and a two-year-old Rivers.
Miranda Brooke
Source: Instagram
Miranda Brooke, an aspiring singer from Tennessee, has been with Bengals’ receiver Green since his rookie year, as they have been seen together on Green’s first Pro Bowl in season 2011-2012.
A.J. Green
Source: Instagram
They took their relationship to the next level when he tweeted that Brooke is now his fiancée. After a long relationship, Green and Brooke became husband and wife in 2015. The singer gave birth to Easton Ace Green, their first kid, in September, 2016.
October Gonzalez
source: Instagram
October and Tony are living together in Huntington Beach, California, but they are not legally married. They have three children, a daughter Malia and two sons, River and Nikko.
Tony Gonzaleez
Anthony Gonzalez is a former tight end who played football for Kansas City Chiefs and Atlanta Falcons. He played in NFL for seventeen seasons until he retired in 2013 and is currently an analyst for The NFL Today. He holds several records, including the most touchdown receptions (111).
Katherine Webb
Webb, who is best known for her appearance in BCS National Championship Game of 2013, as well as Miss Alabama USA 2012, is a professional model and television personality. Katherine Webb and AJ McCarron, a quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals, got engaged in 2014. Several months after the engagement, they got married in Orange Beach, Alabama.
AJ McCarron
The next year the couple announced that they are expecting a child in 2016. Webb gave birth to a boy Raymond.
Nnamdi Asomugha
These two are true stars in their professions. Washington is a prominent actress, who got nominatedtwice for Emmy Awards as a lead actress in an ABC drama series Scandal, where she plays Olivia Pope, a woman who works as a crisis expert management. Her husband played football for the University of California as a cornerback. Later in his career he played for Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. In 2013 Asomugha and Washington got married.
In The Picture: Kerry Washington
A post shared by ??Melanin Blog. (@black_beautyworld) on
Antonio Gates
Their relationship created quite a story for the media. Soon after they got married in 2011, it was revealed that model Sasha Lee was engaged to Gates’ teammate. Gates plays as a tight end for San Diego Chargers and leads in receptions, receiving touchdowns and receiving yards for them. The couple lives in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles, where Sasha is making her way into the music industry. They have two children, a daughter Ayla and a son Aven.
In The Picture: Antonio Gates & Sasha Lee Dindayal
Reggie Bush
Bush dated several celebrities before settling with Avagyan, WWE Diva Eve Torres and Kim Kardashian among others. He played as a running back for New Orleans Saints when they won a Super Bowl in 2010, before he met Lilit in 2011. He currently plays for San Francisco 49ers. In May 2013 Lilit and Reggie got their first child, a daughter named Briseis. They got married in 2014 in San Diego, California and the following year they welcomed their second child, a son named Uriah.
In The Picture: Lilit Avagyan
A post shared by Mario Demery (@lsutiger2410) on
Jeff Garcia
Carmella DeCesare is an American model of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. She was Playboy’s Miss April for 2003, but is also known for her participation in WWE as a WWE Dive Search. She appeared in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2008, only a year after she and Jeff Garcia got married in San Martin, California. After their wedding, she distanced herself from Playboy and works for her husband’s charity and takes care of their four children.
In The Picture: Carmella DeCesare
Patrick Willis
This San Francisco 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis and ShenaeSaifi got engaged on October 7, 2012. Patrick proposed to her in his house with family around and they confirmed it via Twitter and Instagram, but the wedding date hasn’t been announced yet. Saifi appears to be very religious, just like Willis which might just be the thing that brought them together in the first place. After a toe injury in 2014, he decided to retire in March 2015.
In The Picture: Shenae Saifi
Eric Decker
Jessica James is an American country singer and song-writer, as well as a reality TV celebrity. Her debut self-titled album came out in 2009 and since then she released several EPs. Jessie and her husband are the stars of the show called Eric & Jessie: Game On, which follows their lives. Eric, who plays for New York Jets, married Jessie in 2013. She gave birth to their first child, a daughter called Vivianne.
In The Picture: Jessie James
Brooke Hogan
Brooke Bollea, a daughter of a popular WWE wrestler Hulk Hogan, more famously known as Brooke Hogan, is a multitalented celebrity. She is a singer, an actress and a reality TV star of a show which followed the life of Hogan family. Her debut album, which was preceded by her single “About Us”, came out in 2006.
Phil Costa
Phil Costa, a retired football center, asked her that famous question in 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada, but Hogan called off the engagement in November the same year.
Matt Flynn
A former Miss Louisiana, Lacey Minchew is not just pretty looks. She graduated from LSU in 2007 with a degree in mass communications and broadcast journalism. The same year she won the competition for Miss Louisiana, she participated in the Miss USA pageant. Matt Flynn, who is currently a free agent, played during his career for many teams, including Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks, Oakland Raiders and Buffalo Bills. Flynn married his long-time girlfriend Lacey Minchew in 2013.
In The Picture: Lacey Minchew
Jordan Cameron
Erin is a famous American lingerie model for Victoria’s Secret, as well as an actress, who worked for many famous lingerie brands. She was discovered when she was only seventeen and moved to New York to build her career. Since then she has worked Prada, Lacoste, Dolce &Gabbana, Etro, Jason Wu, Tommy Hilfiger, Chanel and many more. Cameron plays football in the position of tight end for Miami Dolphins. He first appeared in NFL when he was drafted by Cleveland Browns in 2011.
In The Picture: Erin Heatherton
LaMichael James
Courtney Eckhart and LaMichael James first met during their time at the University of Oregon, where James played for the college football team and Eckhart was the cheerleading captain. She now works as a leasing manager with Horizon Realty Advisers in Eugene. After college days, James was drafted by San Francisco 49ers in 2012, but he is now a free agent. The couple tries to keep their private life from the spotlight. They took it to Facebook to announce an upcoming child and maybe a wedding.
In The Picture: Courtney Eckhart
