Michael Wilson is trading the Stanford Cardinal for the Arizona Cardinals.
The wide receiver, and boyfriend of U.S. women’s national team star Sophia Smith, was selected in the third round of the NFL Draft on Friday.
The couple met at Stanford, where Smith starred for two seasons before leaving school early and becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NWSL draft.
Wilson played five seasons at Stanford, compiling 134 catches for 1,662 yards and 11 touchdowns.
Wilson will join another USWNT significant other in Arizona, where Julie Ertz’s husband Zach Ertz currently stars as a tight end for the Cardinals.
In addition, J.J. Watt, who is married to former Dash and Red Stars forward Kealia Ohai Watt, retired last year after spending his final two seasons with the Cardinals.
Arizona let’s go!!!!!🌴 I’m so proud of you baby. nobody more deserving. ❤️ @mikewilllyy https://t.co/VcRSQoPiH4
— Sophia Smith (@sophsssmith) April 29, 2023
Smith, who plays for the Portland Thorns, will at least be on the same side of the country as Wilson, though Portland and Phoenix are more than 1,000 miles apart.
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