Brock Bowers engagement announced before Raiders training camp
Raiders tight end Brock Bowers and Cameron Newell announced their engagement in a joint social media post Thursday.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Brock Bowers engagement news landed just before the Las Vegas Raiders tight end reported for training camp: Bowers and Cameron Newell announced Thursday that they are getting married, according to ESPN and a joint social media post.
Newell, described by ESPN as Bowers’ high school sweetheart, shared the announcement with the 23-year-old NFL player. ESPN reported that Bowers proposed in the same city where the couple first met.
Newell wrote on social media, “The best surprise of my life... Can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you,” according to ESPN.
The proposal video showed Newell becoming emotional moments before Bowers went down on one knee, ESPN reported. When he asked her to marry him, Newell answered, “Yes!”
Who is Brock Bowers engaged to?
Bowers is engaged to Cameron Newell, his longtime partner and high school sweetheart, according to ESPN. The couple announced the engagement together on social media Thursday.
The announcement adds a personal milestone to an already busy stretch for Bowers, who had training camp approaching when the news went public. ESPN framed the proposal as one final item on his personal checklist before football work began.
Bowers is a tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders. ESPN identified him as 23 and linked the engagement announcement to the start of his training camp schedule with the team.
The Raiders also joined the online celebration. An Instagram embed included in ESPN’s report showed a Raiders post tied to Bowers, with the team using the caption “The Bower of love” and the hashtag “RaiderNation.”
The post had drawn more than 75,000 likes and hundreds of comments at the time shown in the Instagram embed carried by ESPN.
Where did Brock Bowers propose?
ESPN reported that Bowers proposed in the same city where he and Newell first met. The report did not name the city.
The proposal itself was presented through social media, where Newell and Bowers made the engagement public. ESPN said the moment captured Newell’s emotional reaction just before Bowers asked the question.
No wedding date was included in ESPN’s report or the details cited from the social media post.
This story draws on original reporting from ESPN.com.