It was greater than only a playoff win.
Washington Commanders security Jeremy Reaves proposed to his longtime girlfriend Mikaela Worley following the group’s thrilling extra time win towards the Atlanta Falcons, which clinched a spot within the playoffs on Sunday.
Reaves, 28, rushed over to Worley on the sideline at Northwest Stadium in Maryland and obtained on one knee to ask the doctor assistant to marry him.
Worley, a former Volleyball participant on the College of Louisiana Monroe, was seen falling to her knees in tears whereas placing her palms over her face and telling him, “Yes.”
Following the proposal, Reaves’s teammates rushed over to the joyful couple to have fun.
Commanders Punter Tress Approach embraced the pair with a hug whereas followers cheered within the stands above them as they headed towards the locker room.
The security stated he’d had the ring for a while and was contemplating asking her final week however opted to attend till after Sunday evening’s recreation.
“That thing was burning a hole in my pocket,” Reaves instructed the Related Press.
Nonetheless, he knew the Commanders must win if he was going to drop to 1 knee — making the sport much more impactful for the 28-year-old.
“I hate losing, so there’s no way I could have done that in the right spirit after a loss,” he stated.
“If we win this game, it’s destiny.”
Reaves stated Worley has been his “best friend since high school” and has supported him via the highs and lows of his soccer profession.
The security stated he knew Worley was the one when she caught by him “through the worst” after he suffered a season-ending ACL tear in October 2023.
“She’s earned it. I can’t say enough about her. When I was at my lowest last year, she was there to pick me up everyday. She showed up,” Reaves stated.
“I was going through the worst last year coming off an ACL (tear). Couldn’t do anything, couldn’t be my own man and she was the crutch there when I couldn’t do it myself.”
The previous South Alabama star was undrafted as a free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018 earlier than being waived shortly after.
Reaves is in his sixth season with the Commanders after being elevated to their energetic roster in 2019.
The engagement was the cherry on high of an evening full of pleasure in Maryland.
The Commanders clinched a playoff spot for the primary time since 2020.
If the Commanders (11-5) win their regular-season finale at Dallas subsequent weekend, they may transfer as much as the sixth seed within the NFC and arrange a wild-card spherical recreation at Tampa Bay or the Los Angeles Rams.
They in any other case could be seventh and go to division-rival Philadelphia except Inexperienced Bay loses to Chicago.
With Publish wires
