How long was Josh Allen dating Brittany Williams? NFL quarterback shares photo hinting engagement with Hailee Steinfeld

NFL quarterback Josh Allen is reportedly engaged to singer-actress Hailee Steinfeld around a year after they started dating. Josh shared what appears to be a proposal on his Instagram on Friday, November 29. They were linked in May 2023, a month after rumors broke out that Allen called it quits with his long-time girlfriend, Brittany Williams.

According to The New York Post, Josh Allen was dating Brittany Williams for ten years before they called it quits early in 2023. They had known each other since they were kids and had been together before Allen signed on to play football for the NFL.

Williams recalled in The Morning After podcast in September 2022 how she asked Allen to her school dance. This happened a decade after she first met him at a birthday party in California when they were eight years old. She said that the NFL star was "nervous" and that the boys in her school were "mean to him." After that, she said he "ghosted" her for about a year but that she had a feeling their story was far from over.

Their story continued when they met in college—Josh Allen was attending Reedley College, and Brittany Williams was at California State University. Although she said she was dating someone else at the time, the NFL player allegedly texted her that he messed up about not reaching out to her before then. She recalled that it wasn't going great with her then-boyfriend, and Allen took the chance. Williams said:

"He shows up at the party and my poor boyfriend at the time is there, he didn't stand a chance. The second Josh walked in, I was like, yeah, it's over for this guy."

The duo reportedly got together before they had to be long-distance for a while when Allen transferred to the University of Wyoming, as she shared in the podcast. Three years later, Allen was drafted into the NFL, joining the Buffalo Bills, where he is now the quarterback. They both moved to Buffalo, New York, and the rest is history.

However, in April 2023, breakup rumors started circulating after Brittany Williams erased any trace of their relationship on her Instagram, as reported by the New York Post. The rumors surfaced only a month after they vacationed during the offseason.

The two never announced when they broke up, but a month after Williams reportedly unfollowed him on social media and deleted their Instagram pictures, Josh Allen was linked to Hailee Steinfeld. In a recent joint Instagram post, Josh Allen hinted at a possible engagement with the actress.

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Josh Allen shared a rose-filled proposal picture on Instagram

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen seemingly hinted that his relationship with Arcane actress Hailee Steinfeld is going to the altar in his recent Instagram post. On Friday, November 29, the NFL star posted a picture of him down on one knee while holding what appears to be a ring box in front of Steinfeld.

The two were pictured in an archway of pink and red flowers in front of a body of water. There were also dozens of candles on the ground, surrounding them. He captioned the post with the date "11.22.24" and included infinity signs. Hailee Steinfeld shared the same picture and caption on her Instagram.

Meanwhile, comments soon filled with congratulations and well wishes for the couple, both from their friends and fans. A variety of former and current Buffalo Bills players also jumped to the comments to support the two, including Dion Dawkins, who wrote, "LT1 approves congrats Shkallllyyyyyyy."