{"id":854494,"date":"2026-04-05T03:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/854494\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T03:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:35:22","slug":"chiefs-heiress-gracie-hunt-announces-engagement-with-stunning-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/854494\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Heiress Gracie Hunt Announces Engagement With Stunning Ring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2260617585-e1775347267622.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gracie Hunt engaged\"   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>Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt and Derrick Green are ready to wed.<\/p>\n<p>The <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Kansas City Chiefs\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215166\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> owner and CEO Clark Hunt\u2019s offseason just got a lot more exciting. His eldest daughter, Gracie Hunt, is officially engaged.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs heiress announced that she\u2019s set to wed Derek Green. The couple shared the news in a joint Instagram post on April 4. They wrote, \u201cIt was always you \ud83d\udc8d\u2764\ufe0f\u267e\ufe0f\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.\u201d Romans 8:28.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gracie\u2019s little sister, Ava Hunt, commented, \u201cI am overjoyed \ud83d\udc8d\ud83e\udd0d.\u201d Gracie\u2019s mom, Tavia Hunt, wrote, \u201cDREAMS DO COME TRUE!! \ud83d\ude0d\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\udc8d Congratulations you two!! We love you so much!!!\ud83c\udf8a\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Green, son of former Chiefs quarterback Trent Green, who played for the franchise from 2001-2007, went all out for the proposal and splurged on a stunning engagement ring. Tavia revealed on Instagram that both the Hunt and Green families flew out for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWuu6LEjbXM\/?img_index=13\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">surprise proposal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Both Gracie and her future husband graduated from Southern Methodist University. Green works as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/derek-green-aa47ab186\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">senior manager of sports and entertainment<\/a> at Creative Planning in Dallas, Texas. As for Gracie, the influencer looks to take over the family business one day. The Hunt family has a reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/hunt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">net worth of $24.8 billion,<\/a> per Forbes.<\/p>\n<p>Gracie Hunt &amp; Derek Green Hard Launched Their Relationship in April 2025 With a Nod to Taylor Swift<\/p>\n<p>After posting photos of Green without tagging him, the couple went public with their relationship in April 2025. She posted a video at Arrowhead Stadium and wrote on her Instagram Stories at the time, \u201cAfter meeting 7.5 years ago in this place\u2026 all along there was some invisible string.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The caption is a nod to Taylor Swift\u2019s song, \u201cInvisible String,\u201d from the album \u201cFolklore,\u201d released in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Green, 26, and Gracie, 27, have been inseparable ever since. Hunt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DO0NgbdDuFf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">wrote a tribute<\/a> to her future husband on his birthday in September. She wrote on Instagram, \u201cHappy birthday to my best friend! \ud83e\udd73 Cheers to 26 and your best year yet! I love you \u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The former pageant queen also referred to herself as \u201cPresident of the DG fan club \u2764\ufe0f\u201d in March.<\/p>\n<p>She gushed over Green in a post on March 27, posting a video of the couple on vacation and wrote, \u201c\u2018As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.\u2019 Proverbs\u202c \u202d27\u202c:\u202d17\u202c \u202dFind someone who opens your eyes &amp; makes you a better person \ud83e\udef6\ud83c\udffc #love #couple #sunset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gracie Hunt Broke Up With Former QB Cody Keith A Few Months Before Reconnecting With Derek Green<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5882245\" class=\"size-inline wp-image-5882245\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2187643050.jpg\" alt=\"Gracie Hunt, Cody Keith\" width=\"693\" height=\"531\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5882245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyGracie Hunt and Cody Keith broke up in January 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Before finding love with Green, Gracie dated Christian Calhoun \u201cCody\u201d Keith, who played quarterback at <a href=\"https:\/\/ecupirates.com\/sports\/football\/roster\/cody-keith\/801\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">East Carolina University<\/a>. As a reserve, Keith appeared in a total of three games with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Pirates\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/pittsburgh-pirates\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215176\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pirates<\/a> during the 2013 season. He completed a total of seven passes for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/player\/_\/id\/514841\/cody-keith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">57 yards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Keith attended Maranatha High School in Pasadena, California, where he led the Minutemen to a 9-3 record his senior year. He recorded 157 passes for 2,212 yards and 21 touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>While Keith never made it onto an <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/\" title=\"NFL\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215214\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a> roster, he attended training camps with the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Washington Commanders\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/washington-commanders\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215180\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Commanders<\/a>, <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/indianapolis-colts\/\" title=\"Indianapolis Colts\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215185\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>, and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Baltimore Ravens\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"215175\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, according to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cody-keith-40b67b190\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">LinkedIn profile<\/a>. He eventually joined the family business, The Keith Corporation, in 2019, a real estate company with \u201cprojects exceeding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thekeithcorp.com\/team\/graeme-m-keith-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">$5.8 billion<\/a> in value.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/emilybicks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Emily Bicks<\/a> covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Bills, Seahawks and Chiefs. She&#8217;s contributed to Heavy since 2019 and has interviewed some of the biggest stars in sports, including Jerry Rice, Shaquille O&#8217;Neal and Stefon Diggs.  <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/emilybicks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Emily Bicks<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Chiefs\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 Chiefs heiress Gracie Hunt and Derrick Green are ready to wed. 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