5 NFL players whose marriages and engagements ended due to infidelity: Ronnie Stanley, Ryan Shazier and more

NFL careers are difficult and demanding requiring long days of travel and performing under stressful situations. This has caused many NFL relationships and marriages to break down. While some separated due to compatibility issues, many NFL, both former and present players have been accused of engaging in extramarital affairs that have ended their marriages. Let’s look at 5 such NFL players whose marriages ended due to such extramarital affairs -

Ronnie Stanley, Baltimore Ravens’ offense

Ronnie was engaged to Emily Kuch, sister of famous influencer Aliison Kuch; they were together for around 8 years and about to get married Emily decided to call off the wedding just hours before it was about to begin. As per US Weekly, Ronnie had cheated on multiple times even before they were but somehow they got back together and decided to get married in 2022 after Ronnie proposed to her in 2021.

While neither Ronnie nor Emily made any statements about why they decided to cancel their wedding just hours before it was about to begin, this year Emily opened up on a podcast with her sister and said, “There was a lot of me that was like, ‘Did I really just do that? Is this for good. In the moment, I was kind of just like, ‘Did I make the right decision?’ … I’m like, ‘S—, what is going on?'”

Ryan Shazier, former NFL player of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Ryan Shazier married his long time girlfriend Michelle Rodrigues in 2019 after suffering a spinal cord injury that ended his career. They also had a son together in the same year. But last year, Michelle accused Shazier of having an affair outside his marriage. Michelle made a post on her Instagram that said “A person that loves his family … this is what they do to their family … the WIFE.. that has been there for him since day 1! Infidelity at its finest! I can’t sit here and keep hiding anymore. You can have it. I deserve better. This is Ryan. … he’s a liar and a cheater!”

The post is now deleted and in January of this year, Ryan filed for divorce.

Earl Thomas, Seattle Seahawks safety

Earl created a huge controversy in 2020 when he was caught by his ex wife Nina Thomas after he had left the house to cheat on her. Nina used location tracking apps to find her husband and confronted him with a knife. Back in 2020, TMZ released a police body cam video that showed Earl holding a gun against his ex wife while she was holding a knife. They divorced shortly after.