Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Hartman made headlines the day after his team defeated the New York Giants on Thursday Night Football. It wasn’t for what you might think, either, as Hartman was announced as the star of the 30th season of “The Bachelor” on ABC.
While Hartman’s big news may have surprised Washington fans and the NFL world, his teammates were aware it was in the works for some time.
Commanders tight end Ben Sinnott, who entered the NFL in 2024 alongside Hartman and is close with him, joined "Grant and Danny" of 106.7 The Fan and offered insight into Hartman becoming “The Bachelor.”
“It’s been something that’s been in the works, honestly, for a few months,” Sinnott said. "Obviously, having to jump a ton of loopholes to try to see
how it’s actually going to work with football. I’m super excited for him. He’s pumped about it."
Naturally, with news like this, there will be some reactions in the locker room. All good-natured, of course. Sinnott revealed that, yes, his teammates planned to have some fun with Hartman.
“He will get made fun of, and he’ll take it like a champ. And that’s just kinda the cost of doing business with it.”
Hartman, like Sinnott, is in his third NFL season. He has yet to appear in an NFL regular-season game after a record-breaking college career at Wake Forest and Notre Dame. He's played in the preseason the last three years and remains on the Commanders' practice squad.
It will be interesting to see how Jayden Daniels responds when he speaks to the media next week. Hartman and Daniels are extremely close.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Commanders plan to have some fun at Sam Hartman's expense
