DK Metcalf continues to have a busy offseason.
Metcalf revealed that he received engaged to longtime girlfriend and R&B singer Normani throughout an introductory press convention with the Steelers on Thursday.
“Hold that rock up, baby,” Metcalf advised his new fiancee whereas speaking to reporters days after his commerce from the Seahawks.
Metcalf, 27, added that he proposed to Normani, 28, on Wednesday in Houston with each of their households current.
He additionally opened up about his earlier plans to suggest.
“I tried to last year,” Metcalf stated. “But she is a singer and her work kind of conflicted with the schedule so I just tried to take an approach to where a schedule didn’t matter.”
“I started sending flowers with a story and the last letter on the flower was ‘Will you marry me?’ and she said yes,” Metcalf added.
Metcalf has been in a relationship with Normani since 2022.
Metcalf’s engagement comes simply days after he was dealt to Pittsburgh in a blockbuster commerce Sunday, which noticed the Steelers ship off this 12 months’s second-round draft decide to the Seahawks in alternate for the wideout.
The 2-time Professional-Bowler additionally inked a five-year, $150 million extension with Pittsburgh.
Earlier than the commerce, Metcalf was a member of the Seahawks for the whole lot of his six-year profession, with the Ole Miss alum getting drafted by the group within the second spherical of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Metcalf expressed his pleasure to play in Pittsburgh after beforehand stating that he’s “all-in” on his new group.
“Coach Tomlin, Mr. Omar [Kahn], and Mr. [Art] Rooney all hopped on the phone with me Sunday and it just felt homey and welcoming that they wanted to bring me to this historical organization,” Metcalf advised reporters.
“Everything snowballed from there and brought me in front of you today.”
