Fiancee offers touching remarks after QB Garrett Nussmeier’s shocking draft fall
Former LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier and his fiancée, Ella Springfield, were in tears as they shared an emotional moment when he fell to the Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft.
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NFL Fiancee offers touching remarks after QB Garrett Nussmeier’s shocking draft fall By Jenna Lemoncelli Published April 30, 2026, 11:43 a.m. ET Former LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier was drafted by the Chiefs in the 7th round of the 2026 NFL Draft. Garrett Nussmeier and fiancée Ella Springfield were emotional after he fell to the 7th round. Garrett’s father, Saints’ OC Doug Nussmeier, was drafted by the Saints in 1994. Former LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier and his fiancée, Ella Springfield, were in tears as they shared an emotional moment when he fell to the Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Saturday, as seen in their social media photos. “All in Gods perfect timing!” Springfield wrote in a Monday Instagram post.
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