Lainey Wilson stunned her legion of stans final yr when she revealed she had been secretly courting former NFL participant Devlin “Duck” Hodges since 2021! The nation music star made her pink carpet debut with Duck in Could 2023 and later revealed that they had been collectively for fairly a while throughout a June 2023 episode of The Bobby Bones Present. “He’s been round for some time. I simply determined to make him wait for 2 and a half years,” Lainey joked.
“However I’ll inform you, he’s good as gold,” she gushed. “Helps me, would by no means are available in between something that I’m making an attempt to do. He’s like, ‘Go get it, lady.’ And I made him await some time. I imply … it’s been a bit over two years now.”
Now that the cat, er duck, is out of the bag, let’s study extra concerning the man who stole the “Issues a Man Oughta Know” singer’s coronary heart, under.
The place Did He Play Soccer?
Devlin was born in Alabama on April 12, 1996. He grew to become a star athlete in highschool earlier than taking his skills to his house state faculty of Samford, the place he excelled as a quarterback and was named the Southern Convention Offensive Participant of the Yr thrice. In 2019, he was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. He then had a run on the LA Rams earlier than a fast flip within the Canadian soccer league with the Ottawa Redblacks. On April 22, 2022, the Redblacks introduced that Devlin had retired from skilled soccer.
The professional soccer expertise has helped Devlin help Lainey, as she mentioned he understands what it’s prefer to pursue one’s passions.
“He is aware of what it’s like chasing a dream as a result of he’s carried out that for himself,” she mentioned on The Bobby Bones Present. “He was within the NFL. He tried out actually for the Steelers and made it and had a extremely nice run with them. Went out to LA Rams and did that.”
How Did Devlin Get The Identify ‘Duck’?
When Lainey revealed her two-year romance with Duck, she was requested about his distinctive nickname and the way he ended up with it.
“Initially, for those who learn one thing on-line, it most likely ain’t proper,” she defined on The Bobby Bones Present. “His faculty soccer coach was like, ‘You’re top-of-the-line quarterbacks I’ve ever labored with. And also you remind me plenty of considered one of my favourite quarterbacks I started working with years in the past, and we referred to as him Duck.’ And so he and the group simply sort of began calling him Duck. Seems [Devlin] was additionally a duck hunter.”
He Is An Avid Hunter
One solely has to look at Duck’s Instagram web page to see that he actually does benefit from the sport of duck looking. A number of posts present the previous athlete in camouflage, toting weapons and the spoils of his efforts. He additionally seems to get pleasure from looking wild turkeys, as he’s usually snapped with an enormous smile whereas holding up their carcasses.
Duck Slid Into Lainey’s DMs
Whereas it’s nonetheless unclear how the 2 began their romance, Duck has not been shy about his social media love for the nation music star, who can also be dabbling in appearing on Yellowstone. In April, he tweeted, “Lainey Wilson damnnn she’s so gooooood.”
He additionally responded to a tweet from iHeartCountry that featured images of a number of nation musicians alongside the query, “Whose DMs are you sliding into?” Duck acquired straight to the purpose when he replied, “Lainey Wilson … actually.”
He Has His Personal Podcast
Whereas he could have put enjoying soccer in his previous, Duck has no downside speaking about it on his eponymous podcast, The Duck Hodges Podcast.
“Waterfowl podcast with a mixture of different looking and sports activities and possibly even a bit music,” reads the outline on the web site. “When you get pleasure from these talks that occur across the fireplace and at duck camp, that is the podcast for you.” The primary season kicked off in April 2022!
