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Nikki Garcia Continues to Fuel Romance Rumors With 22-Year-Old Eagles Player Cooper DeJean
Nikki Garcia’s eagle-eyed fans think she may be dating a Philadelphia Eagle.
The 42-year-old professional wrestler, who split from ex-husband Artem Chigvintsev last year, is sparking speculation that she is romantically involved with football cornerback Cooper DeJean, 22.
On Sunday, December 28, the mother of one shared throwback footage to Instagram of herself in DeJean’s jersey walking into Lincoln Financial Field (home of the Philadelphia Eagles) ahead of their away game against the Buffalo Bills.
“Walking into Sunday like…. 🦅🔥,” Garcia wrote in the caption. “‘Been there, WON that.’ 🙌🏼 #FlyEaglesFly.” (The Eagles ultimately beat the Bills at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, with a score of 13 to 12.)
Though the comments now appear to be turned off, Us Weekly reported on Sunday that many of Garcia’s fans began to ask questions after noticing that she was sporting number 33.
“In the Coop jersey too! 🔥,” one person reportedly wrote, with another adding, “She wants to keep the rumor alive.”
Rumors that the pair may be dating began to swirl after Garcia shared an Instagram Reel on December 16 that included a brief moment of her posing in front of DeJean’s locker.
“So blessed for the people around me, new friends and old, who make life so special and fun,” the WWE star wrote in the caption of her post.
Despite stating on the December 18 episode of the Nikki & Brie Show podcast that she hasn’t “been touched or done anything in so long,” per Complex, Page Six reported that Garcia and the football pro follow each other on social media, with fans noticing them “liking” and commenting on each other’s posts.
DeJean was last linked to Steph Wilfawn.
