Country star, former NFL QB announce engagement – cleveland.com
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges and country music star Lainey Wilson are engaged, the couple announced in an Instagram post Wednesday. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/APCountry music star Lainey Wilson and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges are engaged.The couple announced their engagement in series of photos posted to Instagram on Wednesday. The post was captioned “4x4xU forever,” a reference to Wilson’s hit song from her 2024 album “Whirlwind.”Wilson and Hodges have been dating since 2021. The couple made its first public appearance at the Academy of Country Music Awards show in May 2023.The couple’s engagement announced comes days after Wilson performed at the 2025 Grammys. Her album “Whirlwind” was nominated for best country album, which ultimately went to Beyoncé for “Cowboy Carter.”Wilson will begin her upcoming Whirlwind World Tour on March 4 in Zurich, Switzerland. The tour returns to the U.S. in May and concludes in November. The tour includes a show at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 4.Where to get tickets now: VividSeats, StubHub, SeatGeek, TicketCity and Ticketmaster.Hodges, a college football standout at Samford, played one season in the NFL after the Steelers signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He made six starts for the Steelers, completing 100-of-160 (62.5%) of passes for 1,063 yards, five touchdowns and eight interceptions. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025).© 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.YouTube’s privacy policy is available here and YouTube’s terms of service is available here.Ad Choices
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