Football Players and the Famous Women Who Love Them

Plenty of NFL players have scored well-known women as their off-the-field teammates, with wives and girlfriends like Gisele Bündchen and Kristin Cavallari supporting their other halves from the stands. While Gisele and Tom Brady may be one of the most famous celebrity-athlete couples with a player who's still on the roster, other stars like Jessica Simpson have found love with former football pros who have moved on from the game. Most recently, Ciara stepped out with a winning QB, so take a look at some of the famous females who have become number-one fans over the years, then check out inspiring Hollywood love stories!

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Gisele Bündchen
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Gisele Bündchen

The New England Patriots have a supermodel fan in their stands — Gisele Bündchen married quarterback Tom Brady in a small Santa Monica ceremony in February 2009 following a month-long engagement. Since then, the couple has welcomed two children together, Benjamin and Vivian, and they're regularly seen out and about with their little ones, including Tom's son Jack from a previous relationship.

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Kerry Washington
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Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington and former NFL player Nnamdi Asomugha started dating in Summer 2012, but the pair kept their relationship under the radar until news broke of their wedding on June 24, 2013. The Scandal star has mostly stayed mum on her personal life, but Kerry called her wedding "thrilling" when asked about her secret nuptials. In April 2014, Kerry and Nnamdi welcomed a baby girl, their first child together.

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Kristin Cavallari
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Kristin Cavallari

The Hills star Kristin Cavallari said "I do" to Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in June 2013. Kristin and Jay got married in Nashville following their April 2011 engagement, which was briefly called off in Summer 2011 before the pair reunited and welcomed a son, Camden Jack, in August 2012. Kristin gave birth to their second son, Jaxon Wyatt, in May 2014.

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Olivia Munn
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Olivia Munn

Actress Olivia Munn was first linked to Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in May 2014, and in June, Olivia and Aaron packed on the PDA on the set of The Newsroom. In an interview with ESPN Milwaukee, Aaron opened up about dating another person in the public eye, saying, "I'm real happy in my relationship, and I understand what comes with it . . . You cannot hide from the spotlight. You have to learn to embrace it."

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Jessica Simpson
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Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson got engaged to Eric Johnson when the former NFL player proposed in November 2010, and the pair have been dating since May of that year. Eric spent his career as a tight end playing for both the San Francisco 49ers and the New Orleans Saints. Over the past few years, Jessica and Eric have welcomed two kids together, their daughter, Maxwell, and their son, Ace, who Jessica debuted on the cover of Us Weekly in August 2013. The pair tied the knot in Montecito, CA, in July 2014, saying "I do" at San Ysidro Ranch.

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Candice Crawford
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Candice Crawford

Candice Crawford, Chace Crawford's younger sister, started dating Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo in Summer 2009, following his relationships with famous exes like Jessica Simpson and Carrie Underwood. After Romo proposed on Candice's 24th birthday, the pair tied the knot in May 2011. Romo may be the family athlete, but Candice is no stranger to competition — the blond bombshell and former news reporter competed as Miss Missouri in the 2008 Miss USA Pageant. The couple welcomed their first child, a son named Hawkins, in April 2012, and a second son named Rivers in March 2014.

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Jessie James Decker
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Jessie James Decker

Country singer Jessie James Decker married New York Jets player Eric Decker in June 2013, and the road to their wedding day was documented in the E! reality series Eric & Jessie: Game On. Eric proposed back in April 2012, and their wedding (plus some PDA) has been well documented on both Eric's Instagram account and Jessie's Instagram account. The couple welcomed their first child together, daughter Vivianne Rose, in March 2014, and they're expecting their second child, a boy.

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Kendra Wilkinson
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Kendra Wilkinson

Reality TV personality and former Playboy Playmate Kendra Wilkinson tied the knot with former NFL player Hank Baskett at the Playboy mansion in June 2009. The pair's lives played out on the small screen thanks to their reality show, and their son, Hank Jr., became a big brother in May 2014 when Kendra gave birth to a baby girl named Alijah Mary. The couple made headlines in 2014 when it came out that Hank cheated on Kendra, and they've addressed the challenges of their marriage in Watch It With Kendra and Hank.

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Elisabeth Hasselbeck
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck

Elisabeth Hasselbeck has multiple NFL ties — her husband, Tim Hasselbeck, is a former player who now appears on ESPN as an analyst, and his brother Matt plays quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. She and Tim have three kids together, and between her skills on Survivior, their uncle Matt's career, and Tim's time in the NFL, they're sure to inherit some athletic genes.

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Ciara
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Ciara

Ciara made her relationship with Russell Wilson public when they made their debut as a couple at the White House's Japanese state dinner in April 2015. Their stunning appearance came eight months after she called off her engagement to rapper Future and about a year after the Seattle Seahawks QB filed for divorce from his wife after two years of marriage.