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Kelly Rissman
US News Reporter
Jalen Hurts and Bryonna “Bry” Burrows have confirmed their engagement.
The couple had previously sparked engagement rumors after one fan took to X (formerly Twitter) to post a photo of Burrows cheering for the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback while wearing a diamond ring on her ring finger with a caption that read, “Our good sis Bry Burrows got her ring! Congrats to her and Jalen Hurts!” They confirmed to Essence on Friday, September 13 that they are engaged.
According to the outlet the football player proposed to her during the NFL offseason while they were on a tropical vacation together. To make the experience more romantic he made sure to set up roses and candles in addition to a violinist. In photos they provided to Essence the two of them are seen smiling with matching white outfits and looking off into the sunset on the beach.
The couple first met in college when they both attended the University of Alabama where Hurts played on the school’s football team for three seasons from 2016 to 2018 before he transferred to the University of Oklahoma for his senior year.
Hurts ended up being drafted by the Eagles in 2020 during round two of the NFL draft where he succeeded Carson Wentz as the Eagles’ starter at the end of his rookie season.
Burrows graduated in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Spanish and political science. She then received her MBA at Alabama’s Manderson School of Business.
Although the two of them have dated on and off for years, their relationship wasn’t made public until January 2023 when Burrows was seen rushing down to the football field after the Eagles won the NFL championship. The two of them were seen holding hands and leaving together following the game.
The Eagles player announced a few months later that he was “spoken for” in terms of being in a relationship but is not married. “I’m not married or anything like that. But I am spoken for,” he said in April 2023.
Hurts said in a previous interview with Essence that he always knew Burrows was the one for him.
“I knew a long time ago,” he said about his now-fiancée to the outlet. “I mean, to this point in my life, that’s an irreplaceable feeling. I think that’s what allowed us to get to where we are now.”
In October 2023 the couple went on to make their red carpet debut while appearing at the Time100 Next Gala as they both matched in all-black outfits.
Most recently, Burrows was seen cheering on the quarterback as the Eagles made history by beating the Green Bay Packers with a final score of 34 to 29 in the first NFL match in South America.
The game was played in Sao Paulo’s Neo Quimica Arena in Brazil as Hurts threw for 278 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Burrow and Hurts will likely be seen together again at the team’s second game of the season on Monday, September 16, against the Atlanta Falcons.
