Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown is living the best year of his life in 2025. After winning his first Super Bowl ring with the Eagles in February, Brown has now proposed and gotten engaged to his longtime girlfriend Kelsey Riley, who is also the mother of his son Arthur Juan Brown Jr.
Recently, Brown shared the engagement news on social media where he shared a heart-warming video showing him drop to one knee, with the assistance of a Grammy Award-winning musician.
Watch A.J. Brown’s Grand Engagement Ceremony
While it’s unclear when Brown and Riley met, the couple made their relationship official in February 2022 when Riley shared photos on Facebook of herself and the Pro Bowl receiver on a vacation. The couple welcomed their first child in September of that year and are now set to tie the knot in the coming months.
Brown proposed at the Four Seasons in the Comcast Center in downtown Philadelphia. Grammy Award-winning musician John Legend sang his popular “You and I (Nobody in the World)” song and played piano as the receiver popped the question. The scene was romantic and beautiful, prompting heart-warming reactions across social media.
🚨🚨HEARTWARMING🚨🚨
Philadelphia #Eagles star AJ Brown proposed and is now engaged to his longtime girlfriend, Kelsey Riley.
John Legend sang live as AJ proposed to Kelsey.
This is beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
pic.twitter.com/dKkRQfXFkv— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) May 4, 2025
The engagement ceremony was attended by their son Arthur, along with family and friends, including his former and current teammates like Darius Slay, Isaiah Rodgers, DeVonta Smith, and Nakobe Dean, among others.
Riley is a Louisiana native who graduated from Texas Southern University where she played outfield on the school’s softball team from 2016 to 2019. According to Riley, her impressive softball skills granted her the “biggest opportunity she never could’ve imagined — a free education.” She now works in the medical field and is a Patient Access Representative at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston, Texas, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Brown isn’t the only Eagles player getting another ring. Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts recently married his longtime girlfriend Bryonna “Bry” Burrows, while offensive tackle Lane Johnson also announced his engagement to girlfriend Kelsey Holmer earlier this summer.
Brown Talks About Daughter Jersee
In addition to his son Arthur with now-fiancée Riley, Brown also has a daughter named Jersee from a previous relationship. Jersee was born in May 2020.
In 2021, while he was still playing for the Tennessee Titans, Brown got emotional talking about his daughter, saying she’s the reason why he remains so motivated and focused. Jersee is the one he plays for and where he gathers his courage from.
“My little girl, man, she’s amazing. It’s the reason why I’m still going today,” Brown told reporters in 2021, adding: “She gives me strength. She’s who I play for. Without my little girl, I don’t know where I’d be.”
Sometimes, Brown wears pink cleats so that his daughter can recognize him during the games. He has also worn bright green shoes to get Jersee’s attention.