Kirk Cousins and Julie Hampton.
Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/ShutterstockAtlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins had a big year in 2012 – he both joined the NFL and met his future husband, Julie Hampton.
Shortly after starting his pro career with the Washington Commanders (then called the Redskins), Cousins met Hampton through a family friend. After less than two years of dating, Cousins proposed, and the couple married in June 2014.
“I don’t want a long engagement at all,” the brother explained Washington Post in December 2013, shortly after giving Hampton a ring. “But obviously they need time to prepare and make the wedding that they want and dream about. But I think it’s nice to have the family together in one place for one day. And I just want them to be happy and think positively about the last few years.
Since their wedding, the couple – who share their sons Cooper and Turner – have dedicated their free time to charity as the founders of the Julie & Kirk Cousins Foundation, which works with organizations including the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the International Justice Mission.
Kirk Cousins and Julie Hampton.
Courtesy of Julie Hampton/InstagramThe duo are also animal lovers and have raised several dogs over the years. In 2019, she adopted a Labradoodle named Abe, who quickly became a beloved member of her family. “We’ve tried all different types and sizes and we’re having fun. But we still don’t agree on what type we like,” explained Hampton in a 2022 interview published on the Viking website. “But Abe is amazing.”
Keep scrolling for Cousins and Hampton’s full relationship timeline:
2012
A family friend introduced Cousins to Hampton shortly after Cousins began his career in the NFL, and the duo soon began dating.
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November 2013
Cousins raised the question in Washington, DC, on the balcony of the Speaker of the House office. “I was so nervous,” Cousins recalled Washington Post shortly after his proposal. “When I got off driving, when I got to the Capitol building, I held his hand, and he said, ‘Why are your hands cold and sweaty?’ I said, ‘I don’t know,’ but I knew because I was so nervous.
June 2014
Cousins and Hampton were married in Atlanta. Since then, Cousins has been wearing a wedding band on the field. “My wife loves it,” Cousins said USA Today in 2016. “He loved it and, honestly, after I started wearing it and realized how much my husband was happy with me, I realized… I think it’s good to promote marriage.”
Julie Hampton and Kirk Cousins with their sons Cooper and Turner.
Courtesy of Kirk Cousins / InstagramSeptember 2017
The couple welcomed their first child, son Cooper.
September 2018
Cousins and his wife starred in a Sleep Number commercial with baby Cooper.
March 2019
Cousins and Hampton became parents of two with the arrival of son Turner. “Welcome to the world, little friend,” Cousins wrote via Instagram at the time. “Mother and baby are doing well, and Cooper is loving his new role as brother!”
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November 2022
Cousins and Hampton purchased Clearbrook Golf Course in Saugatuck, Michigan. “West Michigan is a special community, and we’ve loved living in Saugatuck/Douglas since we built our home here in 2018,” the duo said in a statement at the time. “Our family would prefer (Clearbrook) not be a residential development or a summer rental community. We want to invest in this wonderful community, and we see this purchase as an opportunity to do that, keeping the golf course alive since 1926.”
July 2023
The couple appeared in a Netflix documentary Circularwhich also featured the Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and the Atlanta Falcons QB Marcus Mariota.
Kirk Cousins and Julie Hampton
From Julie Cousins / InstagramMarch 2024
Cousins left the Vikings and signed a new contract with the Atlanta Falcons.
“Our kids have been pretty resilient. They’ve handled it well. We put them at three different schools this year because we’ve been at the same school in Minnesota,” the quarterback said. exclusively against Us Weekly Next September. “Then when the season ended, we put him in a school in Michigan. Then when we moved to Atlanta, we put him in a school there. There was resilience. He hardly knew the difference.
Before Cousins’ season started in September, Hampton shared a sweet social media tribute.
“Year 13 … we are ready for you!!!!” he wrote through Instagram in July, showing family pics from training camp. “So proud of @kirkcousins and excited to watch him shine this season!”
