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While Cooper DeJean has impressed many with his growth in 2025 as a key part of the Philadelphia Eagles‘ defense, the young star has allegedly also gotten the attention of a much older woman from the world of WWE.
This has been a big season for the former Iowa standout. In his second year in the league, he has continued the momentum he developed over the final months of Philly’s run to a Super Bowl win earlier this year. This season, he will set new career highs in tackles (79) and passes defended (12) for an Eagles defense that is among the best in the NFL.
It seems that strong play at the highest levels of football may have drawn the interest of a legend from the world of pro wrestling. Recently, multi-time WWE Divas champ Nikki Bella posted pictures to her social media from a recent day at Lincoln Financial Field for an Eagles game. She went down to the field, went to the locker room, and recently snapped a photo with DeJean.
Then on Wednesday, the WWE Hall of Famer posted a new video on her Instagram, taking in a Philadelphia Flyers game, and the 22-year-old NFL player was sitting next to her in their seats down by the glass. The video has added more fuel to the two possibly dating despite a 20-year age gap. Bella turned 42 last month.
Bella’s divorce from “Dancing with the Stars” pro Artem Chigvintsev was finalized a year ago after an ugly separation that included a domestic violence arrest that did not lead to charges. The pair have a four-year-old son, Matteo.
Nikki Bella reportedly lives in California. So her frequent trips to Philadelphia and sightings with DeJean aren’t going to quell the dating rumors.
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