New England Patriots Wives and Girlfriends (WAGS)
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- We often write about the charity of a player and his wife on this site, and Brian waters and his wife Yolanda continue that tradition.
While still with Kansas City, Brian established the Brian Waters 54 Foundation in 2005. The foundation was established to help children and families in need. Because of Brian's involvement in the community, he was named the 2009 Walter Payton Man of the Year. The NFL gives the Walter Payton award annually to one player in the league to honor his service off the field, as well as his play on the field. Waters was given $25,000 to provide to his foundation, while the nominee from each of the other 31 teams in the league were given $1,000.
Yolanda, who also happens to be the president of the Brian Waters 54 Foundation was obviously proud of the award, but seemed prouder of the man and motivations behind it:
"Because I know Brian and I know his heart and passion, it’s not an award for him. It’s not about that. Someone could call him right now and say that there is a family in need and I know if it’s possible that he is going to reach out to them and he’s going to help them because he is so passionate about giving back to the community.
Brian and Yolanda were married March 19, 2009. All information points to the fact that do have children, though we've been unable to ascertain how many or when they were born. Additionally, we've found some information online that Yolanda works with children with special needs in the public school systems, though have found no hard evidence to support that.
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- Kevin Faulk met his wife Latisha in seventh grade while growing up outside of Lafayetta, LA. The two have been together for almost twenty years, being officially married in 2000. They have three children; Tanasha, Kevin III and Kevione.
Faulk credits his family with keeping him in New England prior to the 2010 season, despite better offers in terms of money and years from other teams.
My wife is comfortable here, I'm comfortable here, the kids are comfortable here. So let's say I was to go somewhere else, how long are you staying there? Maybe one, two years, or three at the most. You're going to start all over for that? Do you really want to do that? I didn't want the kids to have to adjust to a new atmosphere."
Though Faulk stayed in New England in 2010, he did suffer an ACL tear. His return in 2011 was delayed, but he will play with the Patriots in his fifth Super Bowl at SB XLVI. Many pundits think this is Faulk's last season in the NFL, and behalf of Patriots fans everywhere, we thank Latisha for being comfortable here and keeping Faulk where he belongs for the last hurrah in New England.
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- Continuing our series of posts proving that even kickers and lineman land hot chicks, let's meet Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski's wife, Hallie Gostkowski.
The former Hallie Swearingen met Stephen Gostkowski while the two shared anatomy and physiology class at the University of Memphis together. Hallie continued that path, now working as a nurse in the greater Boston area. Stephen and Hallie dated through college before he proposed following the 2007 season. The couple was married April 19, 2008 and play parents to one child, son Slayden Kyle and two dogs.
In an interview with WHDH-TV in Boston, Hallie says the following about her husband:
I have 100 percent confidence in Stephen's ability. It's a talent that he's blessed with. He's not going to make every kick. I'm a nurse, I have bad days, he has bad days.
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- We can't lie.... Kara Mankins is an enigma.
We do know that Kara Mankins is the wife of Patriots LG/enforcer/nastiest dude in any scrum, Logan Mankins. We also know that Logan and Kara have two kids together, but beyond that, information is scarce.
Through various online searches, the Mankins appear to be very charitable, spending time with various organizations. Along with the wives of other Boston area athletes, Kara helped to host a successful Christmas Toys for Tots drive. They have also worked with the JFF Muscle Dream Team, which bills itself as "professional athletes helping to find cures for all congenital myopathies."
The Mankins have also donated to Logan's alma mater, donating to the former football team to help build a new field-turf playing surface. The Mankins have been thanked by having the phrase, "The Mankins Family" painted onto one sideline.
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- UPDATE: 10/24/2011: So after the latest non-troversey, Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski has apologized to Patriots team owner Robert Kraft. According to Gronk on the Toucher & Rich radio show, "I wasn't asked to apologize to anyone. I just saw Mr. Kraft in the hallway. We had a brief discussion and that's all it was."
So not exactly sure why he's apologizing for taking a picture, but he did all the same. The next time Gronk meets a porn star (and there definitely will be a next time for that kid), I'm willing to wager we won't see evidence of it on Twitter.
- Time Together: Let us set the record straight. We don't actually believe they're dating, but we needed a title for this post.
Hell, Bibi Jones goes on the Howard Stern show to beg people to sleep with her, claiming she'll sleep with almost anyone.
However, to be clear, Rob Gronkowski of the New England Patriots is spending his bye week hanging out with porn star, Bibi Jones, and neither one seems to want to hide it.
The pictures on the right were posted by Bibi Jones twitter account, @xxxBiBiJones. Each picture's caption is the tweet she sent.
Last week, Gronk was photographed playing twister with Playboy models. Step aside, Tom Brady,... a new idol walks the Patriots locker room.
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- While perusing the various sports gossip sites on the morning of October 12, 2011, one headline caught our attention. The Boston Herald ran with a story headlined "Youk and Brady's Sis Spark Rumors."
After I discovered this headline, I immediately emailed my PlayerWives counterpart to check out the story, which I would update later in the day. Unfortunately for us, the story was down by mid morning, with no mention of why or referral to a retraction.
The jist of the story suggests that while attending Sunday's Pats vs. Jets game in Foxborough, Youk and Nancy Brady were getting cozy in Tom Brady's private suite. Nancy, who has moved to Boston to more or less serve as brother Tom's personal assistant, also spends time volunteering to work with children in the area.
Kevin Youkilis has apparently denied the rumor, though the Herald's original source said that “they were mugging it up in the box.” On the surface, the fact that the Herald took the story down so quickly would suggest that there's nothing to it. However the cynic in us wonders if maybe someone's representatives got to the Herald to take down the story. Considering how fiercely guarded the Brady family has been of their personal lives and how badly Youk's last public relationship wound up, it would not shock us if publicists managed to convince the Gossip section of the Herald to pull it down.
If there's any truth to the rumors, we'll find out eventually. Can't stay hidden long in Boston...
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- Time Together: Matt and Susie met while attending Purdue together. They were married in 2001. They have three children together, Collin, William and Gracie.
Matt and Susie founded a charitable organization in 2003, called the Light Foundation. They work to provide football equipment, jerseys, and training equipment to football programs in need.
- Quote: Matt and Susie did an interview with WHDH in Boston in 2007, where they reflected back on how they started dating:
Susie Light
"My mom was in town and Matt came in and went up to her and said 'Hi! I'm Matt Light, and I'm going to marry your daughter' and she said, ‘Stand in line buddy and walked away.'" But Matt didn't give up, and says it's the best decision he ever made!
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"I would probably be naked, homeless, and very hungry and very unhappy if she wasn't around. I would be lost completely."
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