Who is Mikaela Worley? All you need to know about Jeremy Reaves' wife-to-be after he proposed on the field
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Washington Commanders safety Jeremy Reaves has twice the good news to celebrate on Monday morning, getting engaged moments after his team clinched their playoff place. Mikaela Worley was the lucky lady, saying yes on the field at Northwest Stadium after Reaves got down on one knee.
![[Reaves got down on one knee moments after the Commanders reached the NFL playoffs]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/13/93585987-14236279-image-a-18_1735566058878.jpg)
Moments earlier, the Commanders had dramatically beaten the Atlanta Falcons in overtime with their 30-24 triumph securing their place in the postseason for the first time since 2020. The couple have been together about 18 months and in that time, Worley has seen the Commanders flip the script after a miserable 2023 campaign.
![[Worley has been a regular at Commanders games throughout their exciting NFL season]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/13/93586003-14236279-image-m-17_1735566051636.jpg)
The team's struggles last year coincided with the 28-year-old Reaves needing surgery in October 2023 to fix an ACL tear. This year, Worley has been a regular both at home and on the road to cheers Reaves and the Commanders. Washington Commanders' safety Jeremy Reaves has got engaged to girlfriend Mikaela Worley.
![[Reaves called Worley his 'best friend since high school' after the emotional scenes Sunday]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/13/93585989-14236279-image-a-19_1735566066291.jpg)
Reaves got down on one knee moments after the Commanders reached the NFL playoffs. Worley has been a regular at Commanders games throughout their exciting NFL season. The 26-year-old Worley was born in Pensacola, Florida - just like her fiancee Reaves - and is the youngest of three siblings.
![[Worley and Reaves are believed to have been dating 18 months but knew each other longer]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/13/93586109-14236279-image-a-20_1735566480173.jpg)
It appears that Reaves and Worley are childhood friends from their days at Milton High School. Speaking after his big moment, Reaves said to Associated Press: 'That’s my best friend. Been my best friend since high school.'. She went on to study at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, where she majored in biology and played for three years on the volleyball team. Now, she works as a physician assistant.
![[Reaves said he would not have proposed if the Commanders hadn't beaten the Falcons]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/30/13/93586035-14236279-image-a-21_1735566559728.jpg)
