Gia Duddy may have finally stopped leaving breadcrumbs.
The social media personality, who first became a familiar face to NFL fans during the 2023 draft while sitting next to then-boyfriend Will Levis, appears to have put her relationship status on display in a new set of Instagram stories. One photo booth strip from a night out showed Duddy kissing a man whose face was partly covered by a heart sticker, and the post was tied to The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club in East Nashville. Another image showed Duddy standing with the Bengals wide receiver in front of a store window, and the two looked comfortable and affectionate.
There was also a lighter moment in the mix. A video from the outing showed Duddy and her friends dancing to “Cotton Eye Joe” after what seemed to be a few drinks, which fans immediately ate up.
The name attached to the speculation is Bengals wide receiver Andrei Iosivas. Football account Dov Kleiman went as far as saying that Iosivas “has officially made it public that he is dating” Duddy, though neither Duddy nor Iosivas has put out a formal joint statement.
Still, this isn’t coming out of nowhere. Duddy was around Cincinnati’s training camp this summer, and she posted a vlog that referenced “our boyfriend’s practice” while zooming in on Iosivas during a catch. She also brushed off separate rumors linking her to comedian Druski, saying a viral photo was just “another curly white girl.”
Iosivas has built a solid NFL profile of his own. A rare two-sport athlete at Princeton, he played both football and track before the Bengals picked him in the sixth round in 2023. He has grown into a dependable red-zone option, and his best season came in 2024 when he caught 36 passes for 479 yards and six touchdowns.
Fans first started connecting the dots in August, when Duddy was seen at one of his preseason games. She had already danced around the subject publicly, even admitting she was dating someone on the Bengals without naming him. Now, with these latest photos, the picture looks a lot clearer - even if the official announcement, if it ever comes, is still technically ahead.
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