Zach Wilson's girlfriend Nicolette Dellanno shares birthday wishes with touching message for Broncos QB
Zach Wilson hit a milestone on Saturday, as he turned 25. That doesn't mean much for him when he's sitting low in the Denver Broncos' quarterback order ,behind Bo Nix and Jarrett Stidham. But the consolation is that he still, at the very least, has his fiancee Nicolette Dellanno to congratulate him.
Writing on her Instagram stories on Saturday, she said:
"Happy birthday to the love of my life"
Zach Wilson, mother react to engagement to Nicolette Dellanno
A month ago, something memorable happened to Zach Wilson: he and Nicolette Dellanno became engaged while vacationing in Italy. She wrote on Instagram:
"You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Every day, I admire your strength, and I'm so incredibly proud of you. I’m so in love with you and can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together."
It was not long before the man himself responded:
'To the love of my life, I never truly understood what love was until I met you. You're not just my partner, but my best friend and my everything. I can't wait to make a lifetime of memories with you, Nic I love you."
And so did his mother Lisa:
"Love this beauty with All my (heart) couldn’t have hand picked a better partner for my son. Congrats @nicolettedellanno and @zachwilson."
The engagement marks a major turning point for Wilson in his life, even as he struggles to prove his worth on the field.
Two years ago, he had been dating Abbey Gile, only to be dumped when rumors emerged that he had been cheating on her with one of his mother's friends. (Gile has sinxe become engaged to his former college teammate and friend Dax Milne).
His current relationship with Dellanno has not been without criticism, as well. As his then-New York Jets were entering their bye week last season, the two of them went to Utah for a vacation, which drew the ire of WFAN radio host Shaun Morash, who compared it to Tony Romo's notorious fling with singer Jessica Simpson:
“Zach Wilson, in what is about to be the biggest stretch of his career, decided it was a good time to take his girlfriend to Utah to apple and pumpkin pick and go to haunted houses.”
The Jets, who had started 3-3, would go 4-7.