NFL heartthrob Sam Hartman revealed as the next 'Bachelor' after being cut by Washington Commanders

Sam Hartman, Washington Commanders star, and Bachelor for season 30. Sam, come on up! How do you feel about having this search and kind of your connection being broadcast to the world at the same time? Very nervous. You know, I have probably a tough time holding a conversation with one girl. 30 is going to be pretty tough. America, we have a new bachelor, NFL heartthrob Sam Hartman. The big reveal went down on Good Morning America Friday morning. That's right. The former Washington Commanders quarterback is trading in the end zone for his end game. ABC announced that his season of The Bachelor will premiere in March 2027, and it's the show's milestone 30th season. Hartman is 27. He played quarterback for Wake Forest, where he set an ACC record for most passing touchdowns at 110. He later transferred to Notre Dame, where he led the team to a 9-3 record. Then in 2024, he signed with the Washington Commanders as a free agent, despite sports analyst projections that Hartman would be a late-round draft pick. In August of this year, he was cut from the roster, but he re-signed to the team's practice squad the next day. The long-running dating competition has a tendency to cherry-pick their leads from Bachelor Nation. However, Sam Hartman bucks that trend. In 2020, Matt James also hadn't previously appeared on the franchise. He was selected as the show's first black leading man for season 25. Notably, Matt James is a longtime friend of former season 15 Bachelorette star Tyler Cameron. Ty has since found love and shared his next big step earlier this season on Dancing with the Stars. It was a very emotional episode of Dancing with the Stars. I'm not crying. You're crying. And we've got all the best moments from Dedication Night, where the dancing duos honored someone special who shaped their lives. Thankfully, due to the subject matter, no couple was eliminated. First up, we've got to talk about Tyler Cameron, whose beautiful letter to his late mother revealed that he and his fiancée, Tate Madden, are expecting their first child together, a baby girl. She's going to be the most incredible mama, just like you. We're going to have a baby. Can't believe I'm going to be a dad. Wish you were here. Hope that I make you proud. Tyler and Tate began dating in 2024. In April of that year, The Bachelor favorite exclusively told Page Six he was off the market and teased his life goals. Have you like, have you found anyone solid in Jupiter? Are you still kind of, you know, like floating around a little bit? I'd say I'm, I'm, I'm less floating, more dating someone, you know, so. All right. A nice little tease, just like the OnlyFans. I like it. Exactly, exactly. Well, when you look ahead the next like five or 10 years, like what are some of the goals that you kind of hope to achieve? Um, my 10 year goals, I want to, I want to be a high school football coach for my local high school. Well it looks like he's starting that life now. Congrats Ty and Tate!