Ravens star Kyle Hamilton announces engagement to high school sweetheart Reese Damm
Baltimore Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton is engaged to his high school sweetheart, Reese Damm.
The defensive back shared an image of him getting down on one knee in front of a gorgeous waterfront vista in France with flowers, candles, and photos laid out to set the scene.
Photos also showed off the beautiful emerald-cut diamond engagement ring now on Damm's finger.
A number of his Ravens teammates, the team itself, and other NFL stars left comments of congratulations underneath the post.
The couple have been dating for a number of years and even went viral back when the former Notre Dame man got drafted in 2022.
Hamilton and Damm showed off a distinct handshake after he was selected by Baltimore 14th overall.
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Damm and Hamilton both attended the Marist School outside of their native Atlanta, Georgia.
After graduating high school, she attended the University of South Carolina and graduated with a bachelors degree in Public Relations and Image Management.
While in college, she interned at a number of sports PR agencies in hopes of pursuing that side of the business as a career.
However, she also has pursued a number of more creative passions - such as music.
So far, Damm has released two EP's and a single, which are streamable on Apple Music, Spotify, and TIDAL.
Damm does work in PR for a day job as a digital specialist at Zest Social Media Solutions.
As for Hamilton, he's developed into one of the best safeties in the NFL in a matter of three years.
He's been named to the All-Pro team twice - earning first-team honors in 2023 and second-team honors in 2024. He was also named to the Pro Bowl in both those seasons.
Hamilton has tallied 250 tackles, seven sacks, four forced fumbles (one recovery), five interceptions, and one defensive touchdown across his career so far.
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