Mecole Hardman engagement pictures surface

It has been a very big month for Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman. After signing a new one-year deal with the team with which he’s won three Super Bowl rings, Hardman decided to pull out another ring to propose to his girlfriend. The former Georgia Bulldogs star dropped down on one knee and popped the question in front of a room of friends and family. With the future bride in tears, Hardman got his “yes.”

Hardman posted a video of the engagement surprise on his Instagram on Thursday. The NFL wideout and his new fianceé, Chariah Gordon, have two children together – a boy and a new baby girl.

Mecole Hardman proposed to his girlfriend. Congratulations! pic.twitter.com/GdJWpK7CmC

— BBQ Chiefs (@BBQChiefs) June 20, 2024

With Hardman locked into a new contract with the Chiefs, the family has some certainty in their future – at least for the next year. Thanks to a probable suspension coming for second-year wideout Rashee Rice this season, Kansas City could use the former Bulldogs star a lot at the beginning of the year. Hardman’s last contract with the Chiefs was for one season, worth $4 million. The details of his new one-year deal reveal he’ll make $1.125 million this season.

“I think (Reid’s) got a great idea of how to put me on the field and get me some targets or opportunities,” Hardman said last week, via the Kansas City Star. “And I ain’t got to relearn nothing (with the playbook). I know everything already. So it’s more comfortable.”

Hardman enters Year 6 in the NFL

Drafted by the Chiefs in the 2019 NFL Draft, Hardman began his career in Kansas City. He played five seasons for them and won two Super Bowl rings before signing with the Jets as a first-time free agent. His 2023 season with New York took a dramatic turn after starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered an Achilles tear in Week 1. The team traded him to Kansas City, along with a 2025 seventh-round selection, in exchange for a 2025 sixth-round selection.

Hardman’s return to Kansas City last season came at a very opportune time. He closed out the year playing six regular-season games for the Chiefs, tallying 14 catches for 118 yards. The real benefit came, however, in the postseason. He ended up catching the winning touchdown in Super Bowl LVIII, helping lift the team over the 49ers in overtime. He finished the championship game with three receptions for 57 yards and the touchdown.

The former Bulldogs receiver has 116 catches, 2,212 yards and 16 touchdowns in 68 regular season games played over the first five seasons of his career. He has another 27 catches, 228 yards and two touchdowns in postseason appearances.