Cooper Kupp and Anna Kupp met in Washington state as high school sweethearts. They married in 2015. In high school, Kupp was a two-sport athlete tearing up the football field and the basketball court. He chose football. Kupp was picked up by the Rams in the 2017 NFL Draft. Now he’s a Carolina Panther.
Cooper and Anna were also college sweethearts as Eastern Washington alums. Kupp comes from a family of football greats. Even his grandfather was an NFL offensive lineman. Anna Kupp keeps up her WAG duties on social media. Her Instagram account identifies herself as “Football Wifey” and has amassed almost 8,000 followers. The couple is very proud of their young son.
Matthew Stafford & Kelly Stafford
First-round draft pick Matthew Stafford has been quarterbacking for the Detroit Lions since he signed with the team in 2009. He has the distinction of being the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw over 5,000 yards in a single season. When he extended his contract with the Lions in 2017 for $135 million, he became the highest-paid NFL player in the history of the league.
He met his lucky wife, Kelly Stafford, at the University of Georgia; he was star quarterback, naturally, and she on the cheerleading team. The couple has three lovely children, including a set of twins. Some sad posts shared the couple’s struggle when Kelly was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and the surgery to remove it in 2019. She also shared her strong recovery.
Zach Ertz & Julie Ertz
These college sweethearts met at a Stanford sporting event when Julie was a Santa Clara University student. Not realizing Zach was a Stanford football star, they spent their first date at Chipotle. Now the all-sports celebrity couple makes many appearances, like posing together for ESPN Magazine, and have a combined net worth of $19 million. Zach’s brings in $16 of it.
At 23, Julie Ertz helped lead the United States to the World Cup finals. She was the second-youngest player, yet she went on to play for the FIFA Women’s World Cup All-Star Team. In 2019, she won another World Cup with team USA. She’s a two-time U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year honoree. The couple is each other’s No. 1 fan and shares a deep faith, a belief that they find essential in their relationship.
Ryan Tannehill & Lauren Tannehill
Texas beauty Lauren Tannehill keeps the world updated about her life as an NFL wife. For Ryan Tannehill’s 31st, she listed 31 reasons he’s her favorite man. “The best husband in the world” and “My college sweetheart” top the birthday list.
The fan-favorite Instagram couple has two sweet children, Stella and Steel; plus, successful lives outside of social media. Tannehill is a fashion model and a community advocate. Quarterback Tannehill is a Tennessee Titan these days but served as a Dolphin for many years after he signed a 2012 4-year contract for almost $13 million.
Matt Flynn & Lacey Minchew
Matt Flynn met his beauty queen at LSU. While in college, Lacey Minchew won the 2009 Miss Louisiana crown. She was also on the LSU cheer squad, called LSU Golden Girls, as they prefer. The lovebirds dated for five years, and then Flynn proposed. He took Lacey to dinner at a Washington state winery. When a bottle of “Lacey, will you marry me?” arrived at the table, it complemented the cuisine superbly.
NFL quarterback Flynn signed into the league with the Green Bay Packers. He clinched Super Bowl XLV with the team when the Packers overpowered the Steelers in that 2011 contest. His outstanding career culminated in 2015 with the Saints. Born and raised in Tyler, Texas, the Southern boy followed his father’s footsteps. His dad was a quarterback at Baylor.