{"id":89829,"date":"2026-05-03T21:43:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/cooper-dejean-and-dccs-abby-summers-spark-dating-rumors\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T21:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T21:43:32","slug":"cooper-dejean-and-dccs-abby-summers-spark-dating-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/cooper-dejean-and-dccs-abby-summers-spark-dating-rumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooper DeJean and DCC&#8217;s Abby Summers Spark Dating Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Cooper DeJean <\/b>has apparently left the notorious Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys rivalry on the gridiron after attending the <span class=\"s1\">2026 Kentucky Derby<\/span> alongside Cowboys cheerleader <b>Abby Summers<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">DeJean, 23, <span class=\"s1\">walked the red carpet<\/span> at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 2, with a group of four companions. The pro athlete, fittingly, sported a pale green suit and lilac-toned sunglasses for the occasion, standing beside DCC\u2019s Summers, 25, who<b> <\/b>stunned in a sleeveless floral sundress and an oversized hat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The rival cheerleader also snapped behind-the-scenes footage of the pair getting ready before they hit the iconic racetrack.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cDerby timeeee,\u201d Summers captioned a <span class=\"s1\">TikTok<\/span> video, in which she and DeJean posed for the cameras while a bugle played in the background.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At one point in the video, the NFL star wrapped his arm around Summers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The sweet upload quickly sparked dating speculation from fans and fellow dancers alike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cDerby day aka hard launch day <span class=\"s2\">\ud83d\udc0e\ud83d\udc98\ud83d\udcab<\/span> Cuteeee,\u201d DCC vet <b>Kleine Powell <\/b>replied in the comment section, while <b>Charly Barby <\/b>added, \u201cAAAAAHHHHH<span class=\"s2\">\ud83d\ude0d\ud83d\ude0d<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>Michelle Siemienowski <\/b>and <b>McKenna Gehrke<\/b>, for their part, both commented that they have \u201cbeen waiting on this.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@abbysummerss\/video\/7635324650670656782\" data-video-id=\"7635324650670656782\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> @abbysummerss <\/p>\n<p>Derby timeeee\ud83d\udc0e <\/p>\n<p> \u266c Kentucky Derby Bugle Blow Trumpet_01 \u2013 Sound Effects <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">While Summers and DeJean\u2019s apparent connection got the approval from her cheerleading cohorts, other fans poked fun at their teams\u2019 long-held and often contentious NFL rivalry.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cModern day romeo and juliet,\u201d one fan commented, as another wrote, \u201cA dcc with an eagles player is actually a fan fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Neither DeJean nor Summers have publicly addressed their relationship status. <i>Us Weekly <\/i>has reached out to reps for both athletes for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">DeJean previously dated <b>Steph Wilfawn<\/b>, who was by his side when the Eagles won the 2025 Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nikki-Bella-Appears-to-Confirm-Cooper-DeJean-Dating-Rumors-During-Raw-Segment.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Nikki Bella Appears to Confirm Cooper DeJean Dating Rumors During Raw Segment\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Nikki-Bella-Appears-to-Confirm-Cooper-DeJean-Dating-Rumors-During-Raw-Segment.jpg?quality=55&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Cooper DeJean Addresses Nikki Garcia&#8217;s WWE Shoutout Amid Dating Rumors<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUPDATE 2\/5\/2026 at 11:38 a.m. ET \u2014 Cooper DeJean has addressed Nikki Garcia\u2019s WWE shoutout amid rumors the pair are dating. \u201cIt was crazy to kind of see that,\u201d the Philadelphia Eagles star, 22, told People on Wednesday, February 4, two days after Nikki, 42, seemingly hinted at their romance during a Raw event alongside [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cShe\u2019s been a trooper,\u201d he said <span class=\"s1\">on \u201cThe Pivot\u201d podcast<\/span> in February 2025 after the championship victory. \u201cShe\u2019s been handling a lot, going through a lot, but she\u2019s been there every step of the way. I met her back in college so she\u2019s been there for me, which I appreciate, and I need [her] throughout this crazy time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">He continued at the time, \u201cMy phone\u2019s been blowing up, especially after the Super Bowl. It\u2019s almost hard to even go on my phone anymore just because [of] everything that\u2019s going on \u2014 getting tagged in a bunch of stuff and things like that. But she\u2019s been a trooper. She\u2019s been there for me, so I appreciate her for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">DeJean and Wilfawn reportedly went their separate ways later that year, before rumors swirled that he was dating WWE star <b>Nikki Garcia.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThey have hung out,\u201d a source <span class=\"s1\">exclusively told <i>Us<\/i><\/span><i> <\/i>in January, stressing that Garcia, 42, is \u201chaving fun and enjoying being single\u201d following her 2024 divorce from <b>Artem Chigvintsev.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cooper DeJean has apparently left the notorious Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys rivalry on the gridiron after attending the 2026 Kentucky Derby alongside Cowboys cheerleader Abby Summers. DeJean, 23, walked the red carpet at Churchill Downs on Saturday, May 2, with a group of four companions. 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