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Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson.
One important thing to know about playing for the Dallas Cowboys is it makes you really famous. To the point of even being above and beyond what we usually consider famous for NFL players.
Over time, that’s led to some Cowboys ending up in relationships with some very famous women, including current Pro Bowl tight end Jake Ferguson, who is engaged to social media influencer and former college basketball star Haley Cavinder.
With the Cowboys’ latest season already a distant (and terrible) memory, Cavinder was the one grabbing headlines in the week leading up to Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, as one of several NFL wives and girlfriends on the cover of the 2026 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.
From SI Swimsuit’s official Instagram account: “From the court to the cover. Haley Cavinder takes the spotlight as a February 2026 Digital Cover Model.”
Ferguson and Cavinder’s High-Profile Romance
Ferguson has been in a relationship with Haley Cavinder since 2023. The couple got engaged in April 2025.
Haley Cavinder and her identical twin sister, Hanna Cavinder, are 2 of the most well known social media influencers in the United States.
GettySocial media influencers Haley and Hanna Cavinder.
Haley has over 1 million followers on her personal Instagram account. By comparison, Ferguson has approximately 172,000 followers on his official Instagram.
“Happy birthday to my favorite person,” Haley Cavinder wrote on her official Instagram account on Ferguson’s birthday on January 18. “You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me, and I can’t wait to marry you. Nothing is better than doing life with you.”
Haley Cavinder was the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year in 2021 for Fresno State as well as a 3-time All-MWC pick. She was a 2-time All-ACC pick in 2023 and 2025 after transferring to the University of Miami.
Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones Kept Faith in Ferguson
Ferguson was a Pro Bowler in 2023 but had a down year in 2024 with quarterback Dak Prescott out for 10 games.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones kept the faith in his young tight end and signed him to a 4-year, $50 million contract extension before the 2025 season.
Selected in the fourth round (No. 129 overall) by the Cowboys in the 2022 NFL draft out of the University of Wiscoonsin, Ferguson was headed into the final season of his 4-year, $4.36 million rookie contract in 2025.
In response, the 6-foot-5, 244-pound Ferguson had a bounce back year with 82 receptions for 600 yards and 8 touchdowns to re-established himself as one of the NFL’s elite tight ends. The Cowboys finished second in the NFL in total offense but posted a second consecutive losing season and missed the playoffs — mostly thanks to a defense that finished 30th in the NFL in yards allowed.
“Through the first five games of any season in NFL history, no tight end has had more than the 41 receptions Jake Ferguson has for the Dallas Cowboys,” ESPN’s Todd Archer wrote on October 9. “Two others had 41: Eric Johnson with the San Francisco 49ers in 2004 and Zach Ertz with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2018. Ferguson has had at least five catches in each of the first five games. The only other tight end to do that in Cowboys history is Jason Witten, a first-time finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, who did so in 2008.”
Tony Adame covers the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Commanders, Dallas Cowboys, Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. A veteran sports writer and editor since 2004, his work has been featured at Stadium Talk, Yardbarker, NW Florida Daily News and Pensacola News Journal. More about Tony Adame
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