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It is quite common for athletes and Hollywood celebrities to end up together. With their high-profile lifestyle, stumbling across each other at Red Carpet events and mutual admiration, entertainers and athletes have been linked for decades.
NFL players, in particular, have a history of dating Hollywood celebs. Big names like Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen and Tony Romo and Jessica Simpson are some popular celebrity couples. Even current NFL Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce and global pop icon Taylor Swift are a pair and talk of the town. Their relationship has dominated the tabloid.
But they’re not the only athlete-celebrity duo making waves. Right now, several NFL stars are in relationships with famous faces. Here are the NFL players currently dating Hollywood celebrities.
5Josh Allen & Hailee Steinfeld
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has been playing in the NFL since 2018 and was in a long-term relationship that lasted for six years with Brittany Williams. They finally broke up in 2023, and after their rough breakup, the quarterback started dating Hailee Steinfeld, an actress and singer.
Steinfeldis popular for her work inTrue Grit,Romeo & Juliet, and3 Days to Kill. Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen and actress Hailee Steinfeld have been one of the most talked-about athlete-celebrity couples since they were first linked in May 2023. They were spotted together in New York, sparking dating rumors that spread quickly.
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Their relationship became more public as they were seen on vacations and attending events together. While they are one of the most popular couples, they keep their life private and away from the cameras.
Despite keeping things relatively secret, they made headlines again when they announced their engagement on August 16, 2025. The couple later made their first official public appearance as an engaged duo at the NFL Honors on June 05, 2025, solidifying their status as a power couple.
With a wedding on the horizon, Allen and Steinfeld’s romance is one of the most high-profile NFL-Hollywood pairings today.
4Christian McCaffrey and Olivia Culpo
Another popular duo, Christian McCaffrey, a running back for the San Francisco 49ers, has been together with American model Olivia Culpo since 2019. Culpo, a former Miss Universe and social media influencer, has been a constant supporter of McCaffrey throughout his career. She has been spotted in the stands multiple times.
According to a report fromInStyle, Olivia and Christian were introduced by a mutual friend and had their first date in June 2019. The following month, they took a trip to Mexico, where they were seen by paparazzi relaxing, sunbathing, and holding hands outside their private villa.
Despite McCaffrey’s demanding NFL schedule and Culpo’s busy career in modeling and fashion, they’ve managed to maintain a strong relationship.Over the years, the couple has shared and kept fans in the loop about their relationship, whether adopting a dog, appearing on the red carpet together, or even McCaffrey naming his boat after Culpo. They have been pretty open about their relationship.
A post shared by Olivia Frances Culpo (@oliviaculpo)
In April 2023, McCaffrey proposed to Culpo during a romantic getaway, and the couple shared the happy news with their fans. The couple tied the knot in June 2024.
McCaffrey and Culpo are one of the most celebrated athlete-actress couples lately, and it looks like everything panned out well for both of them.
3Russell Wilson and Ciara
One of the NFL’s favorite power couples is Russell Wilson, a quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and singer Ciara. They first made headlines for dating back in 2015 when the two were spotted together on various occasions.
Overall, Wilson has played 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks and then two seasons for the Denver Broncos. It was when he was with the Seahawks that he started seeing the singer. Ciara, on the other hand, is someone who is good at multiple things. She is a producer, singer-songwriter, and music video director.
After dating for a little more than a year, Wilson proposed with a stunning engagement ring during a romantic getaway. And a few months down the line, they tied the knot at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England. They have two children together, in addition to Ciara’s son from a previous relationship, and like most couples, they frequently share glimpses of their happy family life on social media.
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While Wilson continues to fend for the Pittsburgh Steelers, pushing them on the field, Ciara signed a new record deal with Republic and Uptown Records in 2022. Despite their busy careers, the couple remains committed to supporting each other, whether it’s Wilson hyping up Ciara’s latest projects or Ciara cheering from the stands.
2Rob Gronkowski and Camille Kostek
Former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski and model Camille Kostek have been together since 2015, making them one of the longest-standing athlete-celebrity couples. Kostek, a former New England Patriots cheerleader, later transitioned to being a swimsuit model atSports Illustrated.
She first met Gronkowski when she was cheering for his team in 2013, but they didn’t meet at the game. According to a report fromPeople, they were introduced during a goodwill charity event. Despite the NFL’s rules about players dating cheerleaders, the two connected after Kostek left in 2015, and since then, their romance has picked up.
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Over the years, Gronkowski and Kostek have become fan favorites, known for their playful personalities. Since they made their relationship public, they were spotted together when they made their Red Carpet debut in 2016. Then again, after the Super Bowl in 2021, they were spotted at Disney World.
The couple even adopted a puppy together back in 2021 to celebrate Gronkowski’s Super Bowl win. Even after Gronkowski retired from the NFL, the couple remained in the spotlight, often appearing together at events and sharing fun moments on social media.
1Braxton Berrios and Alix Earle
The famous social media personality who posts on TikTok, Alix Earle, has been dating Braxton Berrios, a wide receiver and return specialist for the Miami Dolphins. Their dating rumors sparked in early 2023, and over the years, they have hinted to the public about their dating life as they were spotted together multiple times.
They have been seen together at the Palm Tree Music Festival, at multiple NBA games, and in July 2023, they took it to the public when they made their Red Carpet debut. Although Earle initially kept things private, she later confirmed their relationship, and they’ve since been seen at high-profile events, from Miami hotspots to NFL games, where she supports Berrios from the stands.
While they are a happy couple, their relationship has attracted controversies in the past, with Berrios’s ex claiming that the NFL star had cheated on her. But despite the controversies, the couple has said they are focusing on each other’s happiness and continue to share glimpses of their life with fans.
With Berrios thriving in the NFL and Earle dominating the social media world and continuing to grow followers, they’ve become one of today’s most talked-about athlete-celebrity couples.
Rahul Biju
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Rahul is an Entertainment Writer at FandomWire who has already made his mark covering some of the most talked-about TV shows around, especially the gems coming out of Apple TV+. In under a year, he’s tackled everything from breaking news to evergreen features and listicles that keep readers clicking. Before swapping the racetrack for the red carpet, Rahul was deep in the world of sports journalism, covering the high-speed drama of Formula 1. That same adrenaline now fuels his love for motorsport-themed movies and series. If there’s an engine revving on screen, chances are he’s written about it.When he’s not busy ranking the best horror flicks or hunting down the next great movie trilogy, Rahul’s geeking out over Quentin Tarantino’s razor-sharp dialogue or Wes Anderson’s perfectly framed shots. Those two directors may have sparked his obsession with cinema, but they also opened the door to exploring filmmakers of every style, and he’s been on that deep dive ever since.
