{"id":854389,"date":"2026-04-05T02:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T02:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/854389\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T02:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T02:12:22","slug":"seahawks-qb-sam-darnold-wife-katie-announce-personal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/854389\/","title":{"rendered":"Seahawks QB Sam Darnold &#038; Wife Katie Announce Personal News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2261134970-e1775350701641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Katie Hoofnagle\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Sam Darnold celebrates with now wife Katie Hoofnagle.<\/p>\n<p>From afar it seems like 2026, may be <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nfl\/player\/sam-darnold\/\" title=\"Sam Darnold\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215197\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sam Darnold<\/a> and new wife Katie Hoofnagle\u2019s best year yet. Less than two months after the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/seattle-seahawks\/\" title=\"Seattle Seahawks\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215195\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a> won the Super Bowl, Darnold and his longtime girlfriend are officially married. <\/p>\n<p>Hoofnagle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/_hoofy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">took to Instagram<\/a> to break the news that the couple is now married.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5882293\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MixCollage-04-Apr-2026-09-12-PM-4557.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Darnold wife\" width=\"782\" height=\"440\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5882293\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5882293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">HeavySam Darnold\u2019s wife Katie Hoofnagle shows off new wedding ring. (Instagram\/Katie Hoofnagle)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a husband now btw (by the way),\u201d Hoofnagle said in an April 4, 2026, Instagram Story message while posting a photo of herself wearing a new wedding ring. <\/p>\n<p>On March 17, Hoofnagle gave fans a glimpse of her tennis-themed bachelorette party. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cCausing a racket or whatever,\u201d Hoofnagle noted in a March 17, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWAVK5kDz6c\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Instagram post. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you need to know about Darnold and his new wife. <\/p>\n<p>Sam Darnold\u2019s Wife Katie Hoofnagle After Seahawks\u2019 Super Bowl Win: \u2018You Never Wavered\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Darnold not only beat the odds to resurrect his <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" title=\"NFL\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215196\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> career but is now a Super Bowl champion. After the Seahawks\u2019 Super Bowl victory, Hoofnagle posted a heartfelt message about Darnold.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd despite everything, you remained kind,\u201d Hoofnagle detailed in an April 4, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DUmMcSwAVD3\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Instagram post.<\/a> \u201cIn moments where it would\u2019ve been so easy to make excuses or put the blame on somebody else, you never wavered. Your patience, respect, discipline, and humility have continuously shone through, even on the hardest days of the journey. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor and a privilege to share you with the world on Sundays, and I\u2019m so grateful that you finally got your flowers on the biggest stage. As long as I\u2019m alive, you\u2019ll always have someone who is proud of you in everything that you do,\u201d Hoofnagle added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEarned, not deserved. LFG 14. LFG SEAHAWKS. YOUR SBLX CHAMPIONS, EVERYONE!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Seahawks QB Sam Darnold on Wife Katie Hoofnagle: \u2018She\u2019s Always Been My Biggest Supporter\u2019<\/p>\n<p>After stops with four other NFL teams, it appears Darnold and Hoofnagle can finally put down roots in Seattle. Darnold\u2019s three-year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/25098\/sam-darnold\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">$100 million contract<\/a> is slated to go through the 2027 season. <\/p>\n<p>After initially signing his contract with the Seahawks, Darnold expressed gratitude for Hoofnagle. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe support [from] my girlfriend is unbelievable,\u201d Darnold explained during a March 17, interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/sam-darnold-gushes-about-unbelievable-girlfriend-after-seahawks-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">US Weekly\u2019s Daniel Trainor<\/a> . \u201cThe fact that she just understands it. She\u2019s a former athlete herself, and just gets kind of the grind of everything.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I just want to chill, she\u2019s very up for that, especially during the season. \u2026She\u2019s great. She\u2019s always been my biggest supporter. And I love her, and I thank her for that all the time,\u201d Darnold noted<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026 If she wants to go somewhere and I just want to chill, she\u2019s like, \u2018Let\u2019s go out to dinner. We need to go to dinner.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Before the Super Bowl, Katie Hoofnagle Revealed a DoorDash Commercial With Drake Maye\u2019s Wife Ann Michael Maye<\/p>\n<p>Hoofnagle has created her own following. Prior to the Super Bowl, the popular social media follow took part in a DoorDash commercial alongside Drake Maye\u2019s wife Ann Michael Maye. <\/p>\n<p>The two quarterback\u2019s partners took turns talking about their favorite food in Seattle and Boston. Days laters, Hoofnagle and Darnold were celebrating the Super Bowl win with a trip to Disney World. <\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/jondadams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Adams<\/a> is a veteran sports contributor covering the NFL, NBA and golf for Heavy.com. His work has been prominently featured on NFL.com, Yahoo Sports, Pro Football Talk, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated.  <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/jondadams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Jonathan Adams<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Seahawks\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Sam Darnold celebrates with now wife Katie Hoofnagle. 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