Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean recorded 84 tackles, 16 pass breakups, two interceptions, and a forced fumble in 2025. The 22-year-old also earned a PFF coverage grade of 80.1, ranking fourth among all cornerbacks in the league, while playing at least 87 percent of Philadelphia’s defensive snaps in every game this season.
His standout Week 16 performance against the Washington Commandersearned him both the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award and his first-career Pro Bowl selection.
The Eagles leaned on that consistency during a bruising late-November clash with the Dallas Cowboys, a game they ultimatelylost 24-21 after blowing a 21-point lead. DeJean competed until the final whistle. But now, a story away from the field has put him in the spotlight for an entirely different reason.
Cooper DeJean Viral Dating Rumors With Abby Summers
The buzz started after fans spotted DeJean and Abby Summers together on multiple occasions in recent weeks. Summers is a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader and a cast member on Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts Season 2, giving her a public profile that reaches well beyond the sidelines.
Onephoto shows the pair sitting together in the stands at an Iowa basketball game. The location made sense since DeJean played his college football at the University of Iowa. Another detail adding fuel to the story is a reported follow from DeJean’s social media account on Summers’ profile.
Watched: Cooper DeJean Caught with Cowboys Cheerleader Abby Summers as Dating Rumors Go Nuclear
Watch: Cooper DeJean Caught with Cowboys Cheerleader Abby Summers as Dating Rumors Go Nuclear (Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)
The images spread fast across platforms like X, pulling in thousands of reactions within hours.
Neither DeJean nor Summers has confirmed or denied anything publicly so far. The story spread so quickly because it links two rising faces of one of football’s fiercest rivalries in a completely unexpected way. Both fan bases are paying close attention.
The silence from both sides has done nothing to slow down the reaction online.
Fans Backlash to Cooper DeJean’s Dating Rumors
Eagles and Cowboys fans flooded social media immediately, turning personal rumors into fresh rivalry material. The comments ranged from playful digs to full rivalry theater.
One fanlaughed: “Crossing into enemy territory. How paranoid will Jerry get over this news. Lol”
Anotheradded: “Time to make a trade jerry”
A thirdfired back: “Cooper DeJean out here dating a Cowboys cheerleader while locking up WRs on Sundays 😂 Bro said ‘I own Dallas on and off the field.’ Jerry Jones somewhere burning sage and speed-dialing security… Eagles stealing hearts and rings now”
A fourthobserved: “Well this won’t make both fanbases talk trash more…”
One jokinglyasked: “So will she cheer for him when he’s playing the cowboys??”
DeJean remains focused on his role anchoring the Eagles secondary heading into 2026. The two teams are confirmed to meet again this coming season, with Philadelphia and Dallas set to renew their NFC East rivalry after splitting their 2025 series. When they do share a field again, fans on both sides will be watching with far more than just football on their minds.