The wives and girlfriends of the Philadelphia Eagles athletes famously have a tight-knit relationship — and it’s just as low-key and fun as you’d imagine.
“A lot of the offensive lineman have been here for a long time and they all have significant others [who] they’ve been with for an extended period of time,” Brooke Dickerson, who is married to Eagles center Landon Dickerson, said on the Sunday, April 20, episode of the “Sunday Sports Club” podcast. “I’ve been able to get really close with them.”
According to Brooke, 27, it’s been “very easy” to get along with the other Eagles’ partners.
“We have a lot of events that we do together,” Brooke said. “We do a lot of workout classes, we like to tailgate [and] we like to go to games on party buses. It’s just been, like, very good vibes all around, so can’t complain.”
Landon, 26, was drafted by the Eagles in 2021, shortly after proposing to college sweetheart Brooke. When he moved to Philly, Brooke joined him and quickly got in touch with the other players’ girlfriends and wives.
“There definitely was a group chat, and I think someone had added me,” Brooke recalled. “We also had those training camps that they do [with] open practices. I went to one of those, and I remember being so nervous and awkward and just, like, walking up and being like, ‘I don’t know anyone.’ But, one of the girls … had recognized me [from social media] and started a conversation.”
From there, Brooke “slowly” met other members of the self-titled EaGALs squad.
“Then, I obviously met people through Landon [and] who he was friends with,” Brooke explained. “I feel, like, it was so seamless and easy. I feel like that’s usually not the case, so I got really lucky. I think that goes to show that a lot of the girls are very open and welcoming, but it definitely took me reaching out and asking to do things too in order to build those relationships.”
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Brooke and Landon are particularly close with his teammate Jordan Mailata and his wife, Niki Mailata.
“Jordan Mailata, Niki’s husband, is Landon’s best friend. He was the best man in our wedding,” Brooke noted to podcast host Allison Kuch. “We hang out, like, a lot. We actually were with a couple of other couples from the team in Hawaii together. We did, like, a couple’s trip and all stayed in a villa and rented a boat. We definitely take it outside of football.”
Brooke and Landon, along with their fellow Eagles friends, will also attend Sixers basketball games, Phillies baseball matchups and more as a big group.
“I think we’ll, hopefully, be friends with all of them for a long time,” Brooke added, joking that she and Niki even consider their spouses to be one another’s “work wives.”