Riley Leonard, the fierce Notre Dame QB, is as great a lover as he is an athlete. Just as he stunned the crowd by posting a game-changing touchdown in crunch moments, he sometimes stunned his girl with surprise trips to the beaches. The couple didn’t show off their love much on their feed. However, this doesn’t mean they aren’t deeply in love. They’ve been together since 2017, through thick and thin. Oh, you must know the name! The lady behind Riley’s emotional sanity amidst a pressing schedule and a highly demanding career! Molly Walding, like a true soulmate, not only cheers for the QB from the audience bench during a historic college football final at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but she’s also accompanying her man in his every eccentric pursuit.
Riley Leonard and Molly Walding’s courtship era dates back to their high school days in Fairhope, Alabama. Molly, a public relations student at Auburn, also has her own study schedule to manage while simultaneously making time for her footballer beau. Maybe now, just ahead of their much-anticipated draft night, Leonard and Molly both find that their spare time aligns. The Irish QB didn’t let the chance go in vain. To escape the constant hustle and bustle of his career, he flew to Pelican City, a small land 994 miles away from South Bend, accompanied by his girlfriend.
And guess what? How is the couple spending their quality time amidst nature? Well, Leonard didn’t want you to guess. He left the crumbs on his IG story. The Beauty and the Beast were captured in a frame! Beast here doesn’t mean our fairytale Snowboy, by the way. Riley Leonard was behind the camera, holding that beast in front of his girlfriend! Sick? No. The beast in their love story turned out to be a small alligator. The trip to Louisiana seems to treat them with a lot of love, light, and animals on a resurrection Sunday. The QB phenom wrote in the caption, “Dude got hooked on our crickets on this Resurrection Sunday.”
Molly had posed with a couple of fish hooked in the net as well. They are enjoying the ultimate fathom of his nature and shutting down the world around them. A therapeutic trip, indeed.
But the NFL frenzy looms large! Tighten your belt, folks, for some NFL gossip.
Rikey Leonard’s NFL dream continues to skyrocket
Riley Leonard took a massive leap on the draft board from a projected undrafted to a projected round three or four pick. Thanks to his fireball season with 2,861 passing yards, 21 TDs, and a sharp 66.7% completion rate under his belt. In a most eye-soothing twist, the Notre Dame crown jewel smashed in the rushing yards: 906 yards and 17 TDs: a clear slap on the face of every naysayer.
On April 18th, Todd McShay gave a major boost to his stock. “Riley Leonard will be a fourth-round draft pick because of the leadership, the toughness, what he, his commitment will be in the quarterback room. And you know that he can bring that mobility to the table.”. As the calculated rumors suggested, the New England Patriots can snag him as their third quarterback anywhere between the third and seventh rounds. It will be enthralling to see him flourish on the sidelines and develop into a starter in a few years.
But all this shooting for the stars would have remained a far-fetched dream if he hadn’t had the lady backing him up. In the Players Tribune essay, the Fighting Irish quarterback revealed that he was mentally devastated and lost after fulfilling his childhood dream of making his high school varsity football and basketball teams. It was Molly who reshaped him, held onto him, and helped him rebuild his purpose. A soulmate chronicle for life!
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