In a move flat out stolen from a college kid when Ian Johnson of Boise State proposed after a Bowl game, Giants backup linebacker Greg Jones dropped to one knee immediately after the Giants closed out Super Bowl 46. With confetti continuing to rain on the field, Jones found Piechowski who was wearing his number 53 jersey and asked her to marry him. Jones and Piechowski met while attending Michigan State together, becoming friends for…
For those not familiar with soccer megastar Cristiano Ronaldo (currently playing for Real Madrid), the best comparison to an American athlete we can give is Alex Rodriguez. No one denies his talents, but he is as egotistic as they come and has a dating list just as long. Highlights include Maria Sharapova, Gemma Atkinson, Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton. A very impressive list. Seriously, go check it out. That being said, Cristiano Ronaldo may now…
Most recently in the news for being the crazy old lady possibly trying to kill accosting Terry Bradshaw on live TV after the Giants defeated the 49ers in the NFC Championship game to advance to the Super Bowl, Ann Mara is the 82 year old widow of Wellington Mara and the mother of current Giants President and CEO, John Mara. As the elder stateswoman of the Giants, Ann Mara has received her share of media…
With Eli Manning leading the Giants into the Super Bowl being hosted in Peyton Manning’s hometown team’s city, we know that the Manning family will be prominently featured during all the various game coverage. With that in mind, let’s meet the Olivia Williams Manning, aka the matriarch of the Manning family; the wife of Archie Manning and the mother to Peyton, Eli and Cooper. Archie Manning met the former Olivia Williams while attending Ole Miss…
Brandon Jacobs has been the reliable running back that all teams need. Now meet the woman behind the man, Brandon Jacobs’ girlfriend Kim Jacobs. Kim and Brandon Jacobs first met at Auburn University. Sensing this was the real deal, she followed Brandon when he transferred to Southern Illinois University for one year, from which he was ultimately drafted by the Giants in April 2005. They were married shortly after, in July of 2005. The couple…
While we claim to be good at many things here at PlayerWives.com, thankfully telling the future isn’t one of those things. After all of predictions (Jen Royle, Molly Sullivan and Erin Hawksworth) failed one after the other, NESN went ahead and hired someone who wasn’t even on our radar. Meet Miss Jenny Dell, the newest NESN Boston Red Sox reporter and Heidi Watney replacement. Jenny Dell is actually a local girl from Connecticut and a…
We often write about the charity of a player and his wife on this site, and Brian waters and his wife Yolanda continue that tradition. While still with Kansas City, Brian established the Brian Waters 54 Foundation in 2005. The foundation was established to help children and families in need. Because of Brian’s involvement in the community, he was named the 2009 Walter Payton Man of the Year. The NFL gives the Walter Payton award…