Sam Darnold Married Katie Hoofnagle Two Months After Winning the Super Bowl With the Seahawks

Sam Darnold just lived out a fantasy that most NFL guys only dream about: hoisting the Lombardi Trophy and then walking down the aisle inside two months. Our Seahawks quarterback married Katie Hoofnagle on Friday, capping off the wildest offseason imaginable.

Hoofnagle announced the news herself on Instagram with a photo of her wedding ring and the caption, "I have a husband now, btw." And this wasn't some quiet ceremony either. The wedding brought out some of the biggest names in football. Josh Allen and his wife Hailee Steinfeld showed up, Christian McCaffrey and wife Olivia Culpo were there, and Seahawks teammate Cooper Kupp and his wife Ann Marie celebrated too. Allen and Steinfeld had just announced the birth of their baby girl days before, but they were all in on the dance floor. According to People, a source at the event said, "Hailee and Josh were so sweet on the dance floor, clearly having a blast. People were politely congratulating them on their baby girl, and they were very kind."

From Engagement in Dana Point to Wedding Bliss

Darnold and Hoofnagle got engaged last July with a proposal near the beach in Dana Point, California. The two-time Pro Bowler, 28, proposed with a radiant-cut diamond ring set on a pavé band. Hoofnagle showed it off all season long while supporting Darnold at Seahawks games throughout 2025.

Even right after the Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots on Feb. 8, Darnold couldn't stop thinking about the wedding. On the field at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, he told NBC broadcaster Maria Taylor, "We've got about a month until the wedding. I was just telling Maria, the one who interviewed me, 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.'"

From Super Bowl Parade to Wedding Dance Floor

The 29-13 victory over New England led to the Seahawks Super Bowl parade at Lumen Field on Feb. 11, 2026, where Darnold and Hoofnagle celebrated with fans. Darnold, a University of South Carolina alum who signed a three-year, $105 million deal with Seattle last March, was all smiles. The couple made their relationship Instagram official back in April 2023, and now they're locked in for life. Not a bad way to follow up a championship run.

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