Who Is Lainey Wilson’s Boyfriend? 5 Things to Know About Devlin ‘Duck’ Hodges

Lainey Wilson stunned her legion of stans final 12 months when she revealed she had been secretly courting former NFL participant Devlin “Duck” Hodges since 2021! The nation music star made her crimson carpet debut with Duck in Could 2023 and later revealed they’d been collectively for fairly a while throughout a June 2023 episode of The Bobby Bones Show. “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 between something that I’m attempting to do. He’s like, ‘Go get it, lady.’ And I made him await some time. I imply … it’s been a bit of 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 turned 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 12 months 3 times. 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 stated he understands what it’s wish to pursue one’s passions.

“He is aware of what it’s like chasing a dream as a result of he’s achieved that for himself,” she stated on The Bobby Bones Present. “He was within the NFL. He tried out actually for the Steelers and made it and had a very 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.

“To begin with, if you happen to 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 the most effective quarterbacks I’ve ever labored with. And also you remind me numerous certainly one of my favourite quarterbacks I set to work with years in the past, and we referred to as him Duck.’ And so he and the workforce 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 take pleasure in looking wild turkeys, as he’s typically snapped with a huge 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 pictures of a number of nation musicians alongside the query, “Whose DMs are you sliding into?” Duck received straight to the purpose when he replied, “Lainey Wilson … actually.”

He Has His Personal Podcast

Whereas he might 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 perhaps even a bit of music,” reads the outline on the web site. “If you happen to take pleasure in these talks that occur across the hearth and at duck camp, that is the podcast for you.” The primary season kicked off in April 2022!