Hollywood’s Connections to the NFL

Kate and Rooney Mara

The sister actresses are NFL royalty, related to the founders and co-owners of the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers. Their paternal great-grandfather was Giants founder Tim Mara, their grandfather was longtime Giants co-owner Wellington Mara and their uncle John Mara is the team's current co-owner (more on his partner Steve Tisch's Hollywood connections later). Dad Chris Mara, meanwhile, is senior vp player personnel for the G-Men. Their maternal great-grandfather Art Rooney Sr. founded the Steelers, his son Dan Rooney is chairman of the Pittsburgh team and Dan's son Art Rooney is president and co-owner of the Steelers.
Steve Tisch

The Giants co-owner is also a movie producer for Sony-based Escape Artists. He's produced Forrest Gump, The Pursuit of Happyness and Risky Business as well as the upcoming The Equalizer, starring Denzel Washington, and Sex Tape, starring Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel. Although he's the only person to win an Academy Award and a Super Bowl ring, he said he'd sooner give back his Oscar for Forrest Gump than either of the Giants' titles, or at least that's what he told the team.
Thomas Tull

The Legendary CEO is also a minority owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Several Steelers even portrayed the Gotham football team in The Dark Knight Rises and Tull himself has a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo in the movie's stadium scene.
Miami Dolphins Minority Owners: Fergie, Gloria and Emilio Estefan

Talk about a Miami sound machine. Mrs. Duhamel (picture here with her dad, Pat, in the teal pullover) and the Estefans have all owned small stakes in the NFL team since 2009. Crooner Marc Anthony also owns a part of the team, as do sisters Venus and Serena Williams.
Roger Goodell and Casey Wasserman

The NFL commissioner and the head of sports and entertainment agency Wasserman Media Group, whose grandfather was Lew Wasserman, have been close friends since Wasserman was 10 and Goodell was a 20-something NFL intern. Wasserman talked about their friendship in this interview.
The Hasselbecks

Former View co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who will soon make her debut on Fox & Friends, is married to former NFL QB and current ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck, who's also the younger brother of Indianapolis Colts backup QB Matt Hasselbeck.
Stacy Keibler

The actress, who's also George Clooney's ex and the host of Lifetime's Supermarket Superstar, is a former Baltimore Ravens cheerleader.
Terry Crews

The Expendables and Brooklyn Nine-Nine star was a linebacker for four different NFL teams in the '90s: the Los Angeles Rams, the San Diego Chargers, the Washington Redskins and the Philadelphia Eagles.
Paul Allen

The Microsoft co-founder and DreamWorks investor also owns the Seattle Seahawks.
Teri Hatcher

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Desperate Housewives and Lois & Clark: New Adventures of Superman star Teri Hatcher is a former San Francisco 49ers cheerleader.
Sara Shahi

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Before staring in Fairly Legal and Person of Interest, Sara Shahi was a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader.
Marc Anthony

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In 2009, singer, actor, record and television producer Marc Anthony received news that he was accepted to be a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins.
Kerry Washington

Scandal star Kerry Washington married college football player and former cornerback for the Oakland Raiders and Philadelphia Eagles, Nnamdi Asomugha in 2013. Since then, they have had one child Isabelle Amarachi Asomugha.
Jenilee Harrison

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Since cheering for the Los Angeles Rams, Jenilee Harrison became an actress best known as the replacement roommate Cindy Snow on Three’s Company.
Lisa Guerrero

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After cheering for the Los Angeles Rams, Lisa Guerrero went on to become an investigative journalist, sportscaster, model, host and actress.
Gisele Bündchen

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Brazilian model, actress and producer Gisele Bündchen said “I do” to Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady in 2009. Together they have two children Benjamin Brady and Vivian Lake Brady.
Melissa Rycroft

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Since her days as a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, Melissa Rycroft has been a dancer on Dancing With the Stars for the past 10 years.
Rick Ross

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American Rapper and Maybach Music Group record label founder, Rick Ross has met with the Miami Dolphins in 2014 telling them how he is willing and able to take part ownership.
Bonnie Jill-Laflin

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Former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, Bonnie Jill-Laflin has gone on to become a model, actress, sportscaster, and assistant general manager and scout for the Los Angeles Lakers. She is the Lakers first female scout.
Kendra Wilkinson

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Former playmate and Reality TV star Kendra Wilkinson married former wide receiver for the Vikings, Eagles, and Colts, Hank Baskett. Despite many of the scandals throughout their 6-year marriage, the couple is still going strong and has two children together, Hank Baskett IV and Alijah Mary Baskett.
Amber Lancaster

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Before her acting days on MTV’s The Hard Times of RJ Burger and becoming a model on The Price Is Right, Amber Lancaster was a Seattle Seahawks cheerleader.
Venus and Serena Williams

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Along with Marc Anthony, Venus and Serena Williams also became minority owners of the Miami Dolphins in 2009. With the ownership, the Williams sisters have become the first female African-Americans to have an ownership stake in any NFL franchise.
Jessie James Decker

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Country singer and TV reality star Jessie James married the love of her life and wide receiver for the New York Jets, Eric Decker in 2013. In the past two years, they have had two children, Vivianne Rose Decker and Eric Thomas Decker II.
Charisma Carpenter

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After cheering for the San Diego Chargers, Charisma Carpenter played Cordelia Chase in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spin-off show Angel.
Kristin Cavallari

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Former MTV reality star, designer, and mom of soon-to-be three, Kristin Cavallari married her boyfriend of two years, Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler, in 2013.
Jessica Simpson

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Singer, Songwriter, reality TV star, and designer Jessica Simpson said “I do” to her former NFL tight end husband Eric Johnson in 2014. Together they have two children, Ace Knute Johnson and Maxwell Drew Johnson.
Kim Zolciak

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The Real Housewives of Atlanta Star Kim Zolciak married her second husband, Atlanta Falcons defensive end Kroy Biermann in 2011. Together the have 3 children and Biermann is the adopted father of Zolciak’s 3 eldest daughters.

Kate and Rooney Mara

Steve Tisch

Thomas Tull

Miami Dolphins Minority Owners: Fergie, Gloria and Emilio Estefan

Roger Goodell and Casey Wasserman

The Hasselbecks

Stacy Keibler

Terry Crews

Paul Allen

Teri Hatcher

Sara Shahi

Marc Anthony

Kerry Washington

Jenilee Harrison

Lisa Guerrero

Gisele Bündchen

Melissa Rycroft

Rick Ross

Bonnie Jill-Laflin

Kendra Wilkinson

Amber Lancaster

Venus and Serena Williams

Jessie James Decker

Charisma Carpenter

Kristin Cavallari

Jessica Simpson

Kim Zolciak