Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen are engaged!
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Anonymous
The ex was with him when he "made it big" (got drafted). They moved to Buffalo and built a house there together. However I don't get the sense they were really together for a decade nor that he "traded up." They met as teens but went to different colleges and it doesn't sound like they were solidly together for most of that time. NFL players are often strongly encourage/recommended (by other players and sometimes by agents and managers and people with the team) to lock things down with their college or high school girlfriend. It's part of the culture, similar to the military where people also tend to marry young. I think the thinking is that if you marry early she can set up your house and create a home life for you that will be a source of stability and consistency when you are traveling constantly during the season and have a lot of craziness in your work life. So probably Allen was thinking along those lines with his ex but since it was only after he was drafted and moved to Buffalo that they actually lived together and were consistently in each others lives, that was likely the first real test of their compatibility. It sounds like things fell apart over a year ago for them and that he didn't start dating Steinfeld until after. So it just doesn't sound like a situation where he strung her along and then traded up. It sounds like they got together young, played house and realized they were not compatible, and then they broke up and he found someone more compatible very quickly. Which yes would be a hard pill to swallow but she's like 28 not 38, if she really wants to get married and have kids then her time with Allen has cost her nothing. Now being an influencer who makes money by posting photos of herself in skimpy clothes is the real thing that is going to make it hard for her to find commitment. And it's likely this was part of what Allen ultimately decided he didn't want to be a part of. |
Anonymous
His background is that he is a successful multi-sport athlete who also worked in his family restaurant and won several awards for work he did on his family farm and at 4H competitions. Again, why do think he is dumb? |
Anonymous
The tweets reflect a period in US culture where a lot of young white men used the n-word casually with each other because they were listening to a lot of rap music and adopting the language mindlessly. They were stupid and offensive but they were not actually racist (he wasn't referring to black people, just throwing around the n-word the way a rapper might and not getting that a white 16 yr old should not be talking like a black rapper for a bunch of different reasons). He also parroted the phrase "if it ain't white, it ain't right" but it's obviously a joke (again, an offensive and stupid joke but not one actually meant as a slight against black people). He owned up to the tweets and offered a real apology for them. He has a really fantastic reputation in the NFL for being a terrific teammate and appears to be well liked by other players including black players. There is no indication that he is racist in his thinking or behavior. This is actually a good example of someone who screwed up, realized their error, corrected their behavior, and became a better person. Imagine if the dumbest thing you did at 16 was revealed in national press and discussed on television. Would you handle it as well as Allen did? Would you be able to gracefully address it and correct it? |