
Having won the Super Bowl, the next important item on Sam Darnold’s checklist is now his wedding to fiancée Katie Hoofnagle. In a post-game conversation with his parents shared by the NFL on Friday, the Seahawks quarterback was heard talking about his excitement for the upcoming big day, while revealing the timeline for the ceremony.
“We’ve got about a month until the wedding. I was just telling Maria Taylor, the one who interviewed me,” Darnold said. “I was like, yeah, is it weird that I’m thinking about the wedding right now and that it’s in a month, and I’m like, frickin, I’m excited, but also just, it’s a lot, we got a lot to do. But, it’s exciting stuff.”
While it isn’t clear when Darnold and Hoofnagle started dating, according to PEOPLE, the couple went public with their relationship in 2023. Two years later, the couple got engaged in July 2025. The quarterback proposed to Hoofnagle at a beautiful beachside location, later announcing the relationship milestone with an Instagram post.
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“A couple more from the best day ever. Here’s to forever together,” Hoofnagle wrote in the caption of the post.
Following their engagement, Hoofnagle was more frequently seen at Darnold’s games, especially during the 2025 NFL season. The model also accompanied the quarterback during the Seahawks’ Super Bowl parade, a glimpse of which she shared via an Instagram post on Friday.
Along with her pictures with the quarterback and his teammates, including some candid memories from the parade, the influencer penned down a heartfelt message in the caption of the post. Expressing her love for the Seahawks and the Darnold, Hoofnagle wrote:
“I love this team, I love the 12s, I love Sam, & I love Seattle.”
Katie Hoofnagle celebrated Seahawks’ Super Bowl win with special tribute to Sam Darnold
Katie Hoofnagle was so happy watching Sam Darnold pick up the Super Bowl trophy at Levi’s Stadium. On Thursday, Hoofnagle celebrated the Seahawks’ big win with an emotional tribute to the quarterback via an Instagram post. It included pictures capturing dozens of post-game moments of Darnold, along with an inspiring note.
“And despite everything, you remained kind,” Katie wrote. “In moments where it would’ve 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. It’s an honor and a privilege to share you with the world on Sundays.”
A day before the Super Bowl, Katie got fans’ attention as she fired shots at the Patriots, stirring beef with the team with a brand’s commercial.