Monday 11 July 2022 05:21 PM Mormon Jets QB Zach Wilson, 22, took two COUGARS cheerleaders to his high ... trends now
New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson took two Brigham Young University Cougars cheerleaders to his high school prom, four years before his ex-girlfriend accused him of sleeping with his mother's best friend.
A 2018 photo from the high school event showed Wilson, 22, smiling coyly as he received a peck on each cheek from his pair of older dates - Breanna Penrod and Brynn Hiatt, who were both Cougars cheerleaders at the time.
Wilson is himself a Mormon - a religion well known for its promotion of polygamy - and would go on to play football for the Cougars before joining the NFL.
The football star's ex, Abbey Gile, claimed on Instagram that 'He was sleeping with his moms best friend... that's the real homie hopper,' after she was called out for reports that she was dating his college roommate and best friend, Washington Commanders wide receiver Dax Milne. Wilson and Gile reportedly split in January.
Wilson's mother, Lisa Neeleman Wilson - sister of multi-millionaire Jet Blu founder David Neeleman - has not commented on the matter, and instead reposted a lengthy video on her Instagram in which she characterized social media as being satanic.
'Satan has found a way to come right into your home and steal your child, without you even noticing,' she said in the video, 'The worst part? You let in and you even paid him to do it.
She had not responded to DailyMail.com requests for comment at the time of publication.
A 2018 photo from the high school event showed Zach Wilson, 22, smiling coyly as he received a peck on each cheek from his pair of older dates - Brynn Hiatt (left) and Breanna Penrod (right)
Brynn Hiatt (left) and Breanna Penrod (right). The Brigham Young University Cougars cheerleaders were both Zach Wilson's dates to his high school prom. They were both in college at the time
The argument kicked off when Milne posted a picture on his social media of the new couple with the caption: 'Word on the Street.'
One person commented accusing Gile of being a 'homie hopper,' a term denoting someone who breaks up with one person and immediately dates their best friend.
But she fired back with her scandalous accusation, which somebody in the comments backed up, writing 'Lol, it's true. I know the best friend's mom and she freaked out about it for a while.'
Many noted the irony of the accusations against Wilson's past as a player on a team with the name Cougars.
Jets assistant equipment manager Joe McMahon even jumped in with a shot at Milne, saying 'Idk what's going to be the bigger joke this relationship or your NFL career.'
Zach Wilson (right) and Abbey Gile (left). The pair split after Giles said Wilson was sleeping with his mother's best friend
Giles and Wilson. The pair had apparently been an item since high school . Giles currently attends Utah Valley University
Zach Wilson with his mother, Lisa Neeleman Wilson. Wilson's ex-girlfriend accused him of sleeping with his mother's best friend
Abbey Gile (right) claimed on Instagram that Wilson (left) 'was sleeping with' the unnamed woman and branded him a 'homie hopper'
This is the infamous comment left by Gile where she rejects the accusation of being a 'homie hopper'
The exact reasons for Wilson and Gile's split in January was not made public by either party. The pair did scrub each other from their respective social media accounts.
Since then, Gile appears to have removed her Instagram account. According to a 2021 New York Post feature, she and Wilson were an item since high school.
The Post quotes Gile as saying about Wilson following his 20th birthday: 'He's the most selfless, kind, hardworking person I know. I'm the luckiest girl in the world and I have no idea what I did to deserve him.'
Wilson characterized himself as 'A Mormon, an LDS Church member, for sure' in a 2021 interview with Deseret News,
