NFL Players Wives Fight Back Against Being Called 'Gold Diggers' and it's Glorious

Above is Josie Leinart, actress. Below is Christen Harper, model. The share two things in common. One is a microphone, as they co-host the podcast Women of the League. Second is the part of their lives that inspired the podcast's name. They're both in committed relationships with NFL quarterbacks who were drafted in the 1st round. Josie is married to the retired Matt Leinart. Christen will soon be marrying Jared Goff. 

Now, you might think that in 2023, our culture is enlightened enough to celebrate two successful career women meeting equally successful men, falling in love, and starting families with them. If so, you really need to start following along more closely. Because as they said on a recent episode of their show, they get accused all the time of being gold diggers. And they are not alone. Nor are they going to take these insults lying down:

Source - The partners of current and former NFL players sounded off on what it meant to be with those men and dismissed the allegations of being "gold diggers" just because they are with pro athletes.

Jose Leinart ... and Christen Harper ... talked about the dilemma in the latest episode of "Women of the League."

Allison Kuch, who makes hilarious TikTok videos about what she goes through as the wife of Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Isaac Rochell,

Whitney Risner, the wife of Denver Broncos offensive lineman Dalton Risner,

and Kym Jackson, the wife of New York Jets wide receiver Jeff Smith,

also participated in the conversation.

"One of the things that bothers me so much, and I see it all the time in the comments section is how people view NFL wives and they are constantly viewing NFL wives, generally speaking, as gold diggers," said Leinart, who had roles in the movie "17 Again" and the TV show "The Mentalist."

Jackson dismissed the label of "gold digger" as well pointing to the fact that it mostly comes in the direction of people who are with pro athletes.

"Would you have that same degree of judgment for someone else," she asked rhetorically.

Harper, a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, said people just assume NFL players’ partners do not have jobs and are just following their spouses around. She said the women that she knows around the league are "doing so much more than just chasing a bag."

"The number one thing I think people assume is that I won’t work because of him, and they’re not even considering maybe I like to or maybe that’s something that moves me… At the end of the day, it’s my choice," Harper added.

And to these ladies I have but one thing to say:

Plus many more things to say. 

Starting with my own rhetorical questions for those of you accusing them of digging gold. What world do you come from? Where is this utopia where people who have a lot to offer don't marry those who also have a lot to offer? Where is this level playing field where ordinary guys get to mate with extraordinary women and vice versa? Because here on Earth, love is a meritocracy. To the victors go the spoils.

Jordan Peterson has written a great deal about hierarchies in nature. Starting with the example of lobsters and moving up the food chain all the way to the people who boil, bake, stuff and eat them. The lobster who can win a fight over territory, gets all the good feeding grounds, and attracts the hot female lobsters. (There must be some lookers among them, even if they're not your type.) He demonstrates his worth. The lady lobsters take note. And he gets chosen for juicy crustacean sex and to father their babies. While the beta he cucked has to put his delicious tail between his six legs, slink off to some tiny bit of sea floor and hope to attract someone desperate enough to settle for a loser. 

It's defying the laws of nature to deny that's how it works for humans too. We're naturally attracted to the one as high up the hierarchical pyramid as we can get. It's biology. We desire the desirable. Athletes. Musicians. Actors. Satirical sports bloggers. And in our culture, they don't get much higher than football heroes. Be they players or coaches. 

And by no means is this anything new. It goes back to the beginning of recorded history. Ancient Olympians. Gladiators. Knights. Archers. Jousters. Bare-knuckle boxers. Men who compete against other men and triumph over them have been attracting the best women since the invention of competition. Those women weren't "gold diggers" any more than Leinart, Harper, Kuch, Risner, Jackson, and Khomyn. They were simply human. Humans with a lot to offer to other humans with a lot to offer. As nature intended. 

So thank you, Women of the League for standing up for yourselves and shedding light on the petty, jealous losers who can't handle your happiness. Or the simple fact that you're following your instincts to find better spouses than those nobodies ever could.