Lions Star Jahmyr Gibbs and Nicole Anderson’s Relationship Timeline
Jahmyr Gibbs and Nicole Anderson
Courtesy of Nicole Anderson/InstagramDetroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs found his No. 1 cheerleader in girlfriend Nicole Anderson.
“26 is my lucky number 🦁,” Anderson wrote via Instagram in November 2024, referring to Gibbs’ jersey number.
The agent launched her romance with Gibbs a year earlier and has since become a staple at his Lions football games. (Gibbs was drafted by Detroit in April 2023.)
“Today is the last game of the regular season, so Isabelle [Sewell, who is married to Lions star Penei Sewell] has a party bus at her house,” Anderson said in a January 2025 TikTok video. “Party buses are fun with all the girls. I’m really excited.”
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After arriving at the stadium, Anderson goes to the sideline to give Gibbs a good luck kiss before heading to her seat in the stands. At every game, Anderson surprises with custom Gibbs-inspired team merchandise.
Scroll below to see Gibbs and Anderson’s relationship timeline:
May 2023
Jahmyr Gibbs and Nicole Anderson
Courtesy of Nicole Anderson/InstagramThey started dating less than a month after Gibbs was drafted by the Lions.
“POV: You planned to stay single and accidentally developed feelings,” Anderson wrote via TikTok on May 14, sharing a montage of PDA photos.
October 2023
Anderson and Gibbs made their couple’s debut Instagram on Halloween, in which they matched up in Spider-Man costumes.
“In every universe,” she said wrotewhile Gibbs used the caption: “Stings right?”
The next month, Anderson started to share a behind-the-scenes look at her playing days.
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January 2024
“Rookie summary 💙💙 what a season!!,” Anderson gushed via Instagramupload photos of Gibbs in uniform.
The next thing Marchthey spent the off-season on a tropical vacation.
October 2024
Jahmyr Gibbs and Nicole Anderson
Courtesy of Nicole Anderson/InstagramThey dressed up as Shark stories costumes for Halloween.
“You’d have to be crazy not to take me back,” Anderson subtitled a message quoting the animated film.
January 2025
Jahmyr Gibbs and Nicole Anderson
Courtesy of Nicole Anderson/InstagramAfter earning the No. 1 seed in the NFC Conference, Gibbs and the Lions began their 2024-2025 playoff journey. Anderson, meanwhile, had gotten all dressed up to support her husband from the stands.
“How thoughtful. @KendraScott sent me the cutest custom jewelry,” she wrote on Jan. 18 via Instagram Story ahead of the divisional round.
Kendra Scott had sent Anderson a gold chain with a “26” chain in the center, along with another chain-link cheer and two pairs of earrings.
In previous games, Anderson has opted for custom-made equipment, decorated with Gibbs’ last name, jersey number or photos of the field.
“Dibs on Gibbs,” she previously captioned another NFL game day photo.
