Nikki Garcia is in a good place — and enjoying the single life — as her rumored romance with Philadelphia Eagles star Cooper DeJean has taken flight in the headlines.
Garcia, 42, has “gone to a couple games” when DeJean, 22, was playing, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly.
“They have hung out,” the insider adds, after Garcia sparked dating speculation with the defensive back towards the end of 2025.
While the former WWE star finalized her divorce from Artem Chigvintsev in 2024, being in a serious relationship isn’t exactly on her radar.
“She is having fun and enjoying being single,” the source says, noting that when Garcia “isn’t on the road she is at home with her son” Matteo, 5, whom she shares with Chigvintsev, 43.
After her divorce from the Dancing With the Stars alum, Garcia teased she was taking a break from men … at least for a little while.
“I’ve really taken the time to kind of date myself,” Garcia exclusively told Us Weekly in January 2025. “I have days where I get to focus a lot on me and self-care and just really get to know who I am in my 40s. I feel like I have this whole new era to look at, and I get to choose how I want to be and [where to] take it.”
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After starting the year off alone, Garcia sparked relationship rumors in fall 2025 after attending an Eagles game and posing next to DeJean’s locker that December.
“So blessed for the people around me, new friends and old, who make life so special and fun 🤍✨🙏🏼,” she wrote via Instagram at the time. “Thank you Big Dom @daveophilly @nickyryan @philadelphiaflyers & @livecasinophl for spoiling me and my crew this weekend!”
Garcia, who is a longtime Eagles fan, added: “Fly Eagles Fly! Truly THE city of brotherly love! 💚🦅.”
The retired wrestler also shared footage from her time in Philadelphia that weekend, including a glimpse of her in front of DeJean’s locker.
While DeJean, who is 20 years Garcia’s junior, has yet to comment on the romance speculation, Garcia did hint at her relationship status that same week.
“It’s crazy because I actually haven’t been touched or done anything in so long,” Nikki told her twin sister, Brie Garcia, during the December 18, 2025, episode of their SiriusXM’s “The Nikki & Brie Show” podcast. “It’s funny when people call me a whore when I actually haven’t had intimacy in a really long time, even think of kissing.”
Nikki claimed, “I haven’t even kissed someone in so long. It’s, like, kind of crazy. I was thinking of this last night: ‘Do I know how to kiss?’ You know when it’s been so long? I mean, I hope [I still do]. I’m about to make out with my pillow to make sure I still got it.”
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Nikki insisted she wasn’t kissing anyone — NFL players or non-celebs alike — but she did add fuel to the speculation fire on December 28, 2025, when she shared footage from another Eagles game.
“Walking into Sunday like…. 🦅🔥,” she captioned an Instagram post ahead of the team’s game against the Buffalo Bills. “‘Been there, WON that.’ 🙌🏼 #FlyEaglesFly.”
Nikki shared throwback footage wearing DeJean’s jersey and the team’s branded sweatpants while entering Lincoln Financial Field earlier in the season. (The December 28 game took place at the Bills’ Highmark Stadium.)
“In the Coop jersey too! 🔥,” one social media user pointed out in the comments section. A second fan added, “She wants to keep the rumor alive.”
