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And for Jacksonville Jaguars star Travis Hunter’s wife, Leanna Lenee, one reaction from the 2025 NFL Draft turned into a controversy that just refuses to disappear. The interaction lasted around 10 minutes and had nothing to do with Hunter, according to her. Ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft, she offered sarcastic advice to future NFL partners, highlighting how they could seemingly be criticized regardless of what they did.
I don’t know where this rumor or misconception came from,” she said, firmly rejecting the claims. She said she was trying to make her ex jealous at the time and had not even met Hunter in person then. If there is one thing the internet loves more than an NFL Draft night, it is finding something to talk about when a player’s big moment does not go exactly as expected. Lenee’s experience with online criticism did not begin or end with the NFL Draft. Even before Hunter entered the league, she had already found herself facing a wave of scrutiny surrounding her relationship with the football star. “I literally never cheated. Lenee explained that the speculation stemmed from an encounter with a man at a party. Interestingly, Lenee herself has since joked about the expectations placed on NFL wives and girlfriends.