New England Patriots Quarterback Drake Maye Marries Ann Michael Hudson. Then Goes Viral with His Groomsmen

New England Patriots Quarterback Drake Maye Marries Ann Michael Hudson. Then Goes Viral with His Groomsmen

Drake Maye/Instagram New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye married longtime girlfriend Ann Michael Hudson on Saturday, June 21 The couple announced the news via a joint Instagram post, sharing photos of their outdoor ceremony and reception Maye and Hudson, whose love story began back in their middle school days, got engaged in January 2025, shortly after the athlete wrapped his rookie NFL season NFL starDrake Mayesaid "I do" to his longtime sweetheart. The New England Patriots quarterback, 22, marriedAnn Michael Hudsonon Saturday, June 21. The newlyweds announced the happy news with a jointInstagram postfeaturing a series of photos of their scenic outdoor ceremony. One image featured the couple posing by a large, flower-adorned wooden cross in front of a lake with a green mountain landscape in the background. The athlete sported a classic black tux for the occasion, and Hudson wore a strapless gown with a lace-covered bodice, along with a tulle veil. Other photos capture the pair sharing their first kiss as husband and wife, holding hands while walking across a bridge and smooching on the dance floor. "What a night! Cheers to forever🥂I love you!" Maye wrote in the caption. Hudson commented on the post, "Best day ever!!!! I love you❤️❤️." Drake Maye/Instagram Hudson also shareda videoof the wedding festivities on her Instagram, showing an aerial view of the wedding venue, the couple walking with their wedding party, the bride having an emotional moment with her father and the newlyweds swaying together on the dance floor under twinkling lights. "1 week married to you calls for a little glimpse of the most special day ❤️. I love you!" Hudson wrote. A number of Maye's NFL friends offered their congratulations in the comments, including Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, Patriots offensive tackle Will Campbell and Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Josh Downs. In one memorable moment at the wedding — which has since gone viral — Maye and his tuxedo-clad groomsmen posed fora photoas they lined up in a football formation. Sports journalist Dov Kleiman shared the snapshot on X, writing, "What an awesome picture 🔥." Patriots' star QB Drake Maye with his Groomsmen at his wedding this past weekend.What an awesome picture 🔥pic.twitter.com/rDXVKMMa6K — Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman)June 26, 2025 The couple's love story took root all the way back in middle school when the two began dating at 12 years old. Throughout Maye's high school and college football careers — he played for the University of North Carolina Tarheels from 2021 to 2023 — Hudson was on the sidelines, cheering him on as his biggest supporter. Maye was later selected by thePatriotsin the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft. At the time, Hudson shared her excitement — and pride — for his achievement. "Drake, words cannot describe how proud I am of you. What an incredible blessing it has been to be by your side through all of this," she wrote onInstagram. "I love you and can't wait for this next chapter! GO PATS!!" Shortly after concluding his rookie season, Mayepopped the questionto Hudson in a sunset beach proposal in January 2025. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. "Love doing life with you. Can't wait to marry you! ❤️," Maye wrote onInstagramas the couple announced the news and shared photos of the romantic moment. The couple recently celebrated another special occasion together —Hudson's graduationfrom UNC, where she was a business school student with a double minor in entrepreneurship and conflict management, per herLinkedIn. Hudson shared photos of herself in a light blue graduation gown and cap on Instagram, prompting Maye to comment, "Grad szn❤️." As for Maye, he is off to a promising career in the NFL, according to Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel, who described the 22-year-old as a "young, dynamic quarterback" on ESPN'sSportsCenterin January. "I think he's young, talented, willing to learn. I think there's a toughness to him. There's an amazing skillset in which to mold and to have him lead our football team and lead our offense," Vrabel said. Read the original article onPeople

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New England Patriots Quarterback Drake Maye Marries Ann Michael Hudson. Then Goes Viral with His Groomsmen

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Years after learning soccer in their basement, brothers Brenden and Paxten Aaronson both play for US

Years after learning soccer in their basement, brothers Brenden and Paxten Aaronson both play for US

Brenden and Paxten Aaronson play on better soccer fields these days than the New Jersey basement known as "The Dungeon" where they used to practice penalties and free kicks. "We had to put in special lights so they wouldn't kick the light bulbs and break them," mom Janell Aaronson recalled. "We had to do some padding on some of the poles that are in the basement so they didn't get hurt. We made it as safe as we could." On June 10, she was in the stands at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee, watching them become just the fourth pair of brothers to start the same match together for the U.S. national team, the first since George and Louis Nanchoff against the Soviet Union in 1979. "I played with this guy since, I don't know, 5 — he was probably actually 2 at that time," Brenden said. "Maybe 7, I was, and he was probably 4." Brenden, 24, already is a World Cup veteran, appearing as a substitute in all four U.S. matches at Qatar three years ago, Paxten, who turns 22 in August, hopes to make the World Cup roster for the first time when the U.S. co-hosts next year's tournament. "Completely different players. Both in different ways can perform," U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said. Both are on the roster for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, where the Americans play Guatemala on Wednesday night and hope to advance to a final against Mexico or Honduras on Sunday. Both are midfielders and wingers who made their way up through the Philadelphia Union academy system and moved to Europe after two seasons in Major League Soccer, Paxten at age 19 and Brenden at 20. At the start of their national team camp together, they reflected on learning the sport in their backyard and the downstairs room given its nickname by their dad, Rusty. "We always played in the basement, right before or after dinner," Paxten said. "We had a basement with kind of like a mini-pitch that we built off of carpet and goals that we taped on the wall and stuff like that. So we would always just play down there and then come up for dinner, then after dinner go down and play, We broke a lot of lights." And learned competition. "Toes have been stepped on," Paxten said. Their dad, Rusty, played college soccer at Monmouth, ran a risk management firm and is sporting director of Real Futbol Academy in Medford, New Jersey. In addition to the brothers, 18-year-old sister Jaden will be a freshman on Villanova's soccer team this fall. "I don't know how these guys do it without having a younger brother or someone to train with," Brenden said. "When you're in a shooting drill, sometimes you can take times off. But you know he's going to want to beat me and I'm going to want to be him, so you go that extra mile to keep even getting better at it." Brenden scored in his MLS debut with Philadelphia in March 2019 and has played for Salzburg (2021-22), Leeds (2022-25) and Union Berlin (2023-24). He made his U.S. debut in 2020 and has nine goals in 51 international appearances. Paxten debuted in MLS with the Union in May 2021 and has played for Eintracht Frankfurt (2023-24), Vitesse (2024) and Utrecht (2024-25). He made his first U.S. appearance in 2023 and scored against New Zealand at last year's Olympics. Before the match against Switzerland, they hadn't played on the same team together since the youth academy. Theyfaced each other briefly on Nov. 4, 2023, when Brenden entered in the 83rd minute for Eintracht Frankfurt and Paxten in the 85th for host Union Berlin. "There's been some fights throughout the years," Brenden said, with Paxten sitting adjacent and laughing. "It's more in the one v. ones when I would get beat by him. Because you're the older, you feel like you have to win. But he's beat me a handful of times where I had a temper tantrum. I was kicking the ball against the wall. I literally — I can't take it sometimes." But afterward, they resumed playing the FIFA video game. Having the common "E" in the names of the siblings was mom's idea. "We spelled Brenden `E-N. I just liked the spelling of that vs. 'A-N. Just visually. It looked better to me,'" Janell said. "When we ended up having our other kids, I just made sure that they all ended in `E-N.' I don't know why. I just did that." After the Gold Cup and brief time off, Brenden will return to England to prepare for the Premier League season with newly promoted Leeds. Paxten will report to Eintracht Frankfurt unless he's loaned again. Trying to watch all their matches is daunting for their parents, who also will be at Villanova for Jaden. "Sometimes when the games are on, I don't like to get the updates because I do like to go back and watch," Rusty said. "Sometimes I've looked at my phone, something good has happened and then the cat's out of the bag and there's no need to watch the game." Streamed replays are not for mom. "I don't even know how to work any of that," she said. ___ AP soccer:https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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Years after learning soccer in their basement, brothers Brenden and Paxten Aaronson both play for US

Years after learning soccer in their basement, brothers Brenden and Paxten Aaronson both play for US Brenden and Paxten Aaronson play on bet...

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Steelers don't want to trade T.J. Watt despite other teams' interest, per reports

Steelers don't want to trade T.J. Watt despite other teams' interest, per reports

Teams are free to call thePittsburgh Steelersto ask ifT.J. Wattis available. They just shouldn't expect them to pick up. ESPNreportedMonday that "multiple teams have been discussing whether they can trade for Steelers' standout T.J. Watt" after the star edge rusher sat out of the Steelers' mandatory minicamp. However, both ESPN andNFL Networkwent on to report that the Steelers are committed to keeping Watt in the Steel City. Watt, 30, is entering the final year of the four-year, $112 million contract extension he signed in 2021. His refusal to attend minicamp earlier this month is reportedly related to his desire to secure a renewed extension before the 2025 season begins. Steelers have been adamant they want T.J. Watt to finish his career in Pittsburgh.https://t.co/eRVzeuTjZo — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter)June 30, 2025 STEELERS NEWS:Dolphins deal Jalen Ramsey to Pittsburgh in blockbuster move In addition to Watt's current contract expiring after 2025, there's the added context that two other star edge rushers – the Raiders'Maxx Crosbyand Browns'Myles Garrett– signed massive extensions earlier this offseason. As of Monday, Watt has not reached a new deal to stay with the Steelers past the 2025 season. Pittsburgh's blockbuster trade to acquire cornerbackJalen Ramsey– who's under contract through 2028 – and tight endJonnu Smith– whom the Steelers extended through 2026 – on Monday fanned the flames of trade speculation for Watt. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that "outside team interest [to trade for Watt] is likely to increase given (Monday)'s trade." However, he went on to post on the social media website X that the "Steelers have been adamant they want T.J. Watt to finish his career in Pittsburgh." NFL Network's Tom Pelissero corroborated the follow-up report, writing, "The Steelers have no intention of trading star pass rusher T.J. Watt and their focus remains on extending Watt's contract." The#Steelershave no intention of trading star pass rusher T.J. Watt and their focus remains on extending Watt's contract, per sources.Watt, who turns 31 in October, is due $21.05 million in the last year of his current deal.pic.twitter.com/ta0jMQVHGj — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero)June 30, 2025 In 2024, Watt played all 17 regular-season games for a second straight season after sustaining a knee injury in Week 18 of the 2023 season. He recorded 61 tackles, 11.5 sacks and four pass deflections, and his six forced fumbles led the league. Watt earned a seventh consecutive Pro Bowl nod as well and finished fourth in Defensive Player of the Year voting. Barring a new contract, Watt is set to make $21.05 million in 2025. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:T.J. Watt trade rumors: Steelers don't want to move star edge rusher

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Steelers don't want to trade T.J. Watt despite other teams' interest, per reports

Steelers don't want to trade T.J. Watt despite other teams' interest, per reports Teams are free to call thePittsburgh Steelersto as...

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USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says

USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Deep funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development and its potential dismantling could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, according to research published in The Lancet medical journal on Monday. WHY IT'S IMPORTANT President Donald Trump's administration, since taking office in January, has made funding cuts to USAID and its aid programs worldwide in what the U.S. government says is part of its broader plan to remove wasteful spending. Human rights experts and advocates have warned against the cuts. USAID funding has had a crucial role in improving global health, primarily directed toward low and middle-income countries, particularly African nations, according to the study. BY THE NUMBERS The study estimated that over the past two decades, USAID-funded programs have prevented more than 91 million deaths globally, including 30 million deaths among children. Projections suggest that ongoing deep funding cuts - combined with the potential dismantling of the agency - could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, including 4.5 million deaths among children younger than 5 years, the study in The Lancet said. Washington is the world's largest humanitarian aid donor, amounting to at least 38% of all contributions recorded by the United Nations. It disbursed $61 billion in foreign assistance last year, just over half of it via USAID, according to government data. KEY QUOTE "Our estimates show that, unless the abrupt funding cuts announced and implemented in the first half of 2025 are reversed, a staggering number of avoidable deaths could occur by 2030," the study said. CONTEXT U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in March the Trump administration canceled over 80% of all programs at USAID following a six-week review. The remaining approximately 1,000 programs, he said, would now be administered "more effectively" under the U.S. State Department and in consultation with Congress. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington;Editing by Mary Milliken and Jamie Freed)

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USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says

USAID cuts may cause over 14 million additional deaths by 2030, study says By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Deep funding cuts to the ...

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G7 urges talks to resume for deal on Iran nuclear program

G7 urges talks to resume for deal on Iran nuclear program

By Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) -Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations said on Monday they supported the ceasefire between Israel and Iran and urged for negotiations to resume for a deal to address Iran's nuclear program, according to a joint statement. Since April, Iran and the U.S. have held talks aimed at finding a new diplomatic solution regarding Iran's nuclear program. Tehran says its program is peaceful and Israel and its allies say they want to ensure Iran cannot build a nuclear weapon. "We call for the resumption of negotiations, resulting in a comprehensive, verifiable and durable agreement that addresses Iran's nuclear program," the G7 foreign ministers said. Last week, Trump announced a ceasefire between U.S. ally Israel and its regional rival Iran to halt a war that began on June 13 when Israel attacked Iran. The Israel-Iran conflict had raised alarms in a region already on edge since the start of Israel's war in Gaza in October 2023. Before the ceasefire was announced, Washington struck Iran's nuclear sites and Iran targeted a U.S. base in Qatar in retaliation. The G7 foreign ministers said they urged "all parties to avoid actions that could further destabilize the region." U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff has said talks between Washington and Tehran were "promising" and that Washington was hopeful for a long-term peace deal. The G7 top diplomats denounced threats against the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Monday, after a hardline Iranian newspaper said IAEA boss Rafael Grossi should be tried and executed as an Israeli agent. On June 12, the U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations for the first time in almost 20 years. Israel is the only Middle Eastern country believed to have nuclear weapons and said its war against Iran aimed to prevent Tehran from developing its own nuclear weapons. Iran is a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, while Israel is not. The U.N. nuclear watchdog, which carries out inspections in Iran, says it has "no credible indication" of an active, coordinated weapons program in Iran. (Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington and Ismail Shakil in Ottawa; Editing by Chris Reese and Lincoln Feast.)

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G7 urges talks to resume for deal on Iran nuclear program

G7 urges talks to resume for deal on Iran nuclear program By Kanishka Singh and Ismail Shakil WASHINGTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) -Foreign minister...

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