Kerry Rhodes Engaged to Actress Nicky Whelan

Former NFL safety Kerry Rhodes and actress Nicky Whelan got engaged last week, the couple announced on their respective Instagram accounts.

“I walked into our lounge Friday evening and he was on his knee with a beautiful box in his hands,” Whelan told People Magazine. “I saw the sparkle coming out of the box, so pure and perfect and simple. And very unexpected.”

Whelan has appeared in TV shows such as “Franklin and Bash” and “The League,” and movies including “The Wedding Ringer” and “Hall Pass” (where she had a topless scene).

Rhodes’ jeweler apparently had the news first:

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Love waking up to this kind of great news congrats to my guy Kerry and his beautiful fiancé well done bro. #rafaellocouture #rafaellobridalcollection #happywifehappylife

A post shared by Rafaello And Co #riperic (@rafaelloandco) on Feb 8, 2016 at 9:56am PST

In 2013, Deadspin.com’s Drew Magary wondered aloud if Rhodes, who was 31 years old at the time, was being blacklisted from the NFL because teams thought he was gay. A follow-up from our Jason Lisk identified some football reasons that Rhodes may have been out of a job.

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