Pop star Madison Beer was photographed at the Los Angeles Chargers’ December 19, 2024 home game against the Denver Broncos — a full eight months before anyone connected the dots about her budding romance with quarterback Justin Herbert.
The 26-year-old “Make You Mine” singer watched from the stands as Herbert threw for 284 yards and two touchdowns in the Chargers’ 34-27 victory. At the time, her appearance seemed like just another celebrity sighting at SoFi Stadium.
Now that timeline detail has fans doing a double-take.
The Music Video Meeting That Started Everything
Fast forward to August 18, 2025.
Beer was filming a new music video in Los Angeles’ Hancock Park neighborhood, dressed in angel wings and a white lace dress. But the real headline wasn’t her ethereal costume — it was her surprise visitor.
According to E! News, the 6’6″ Chargers quarterback showed up on set, keeping a low profile with his baseball cap pulled down. Beer personally introduced Herbert to crew members before the pair left together in his car.
The sighting immediately sent social media into overdrive.
“Justin Herbert and Madison Beer together was not on my 2025 bingo card,” one fan posted on X (formerly Twitter), capturing the sentiment of thousands.
From Instagram Likes to Wine Dates
The breadcrumbs were there all along.
On August 16 — just two days before the music video sighting — Beer liked an Instagram video the Chargers posted of Herbert practicing at SoFi Stadium. She doesn’t even follow the team’s official account.
But she does follow Annie Buerk, girlfriend of Chargers kicker Cameron Dicker.
A week later, TMZ photographers captured what looked very much like an official couple moment. On August 24, Herbert arrived at a friend’s house in Redondo Beach with a warm hug and smile for Beer. The rumored couple brought wine and dessert for what appeared to be a casual Sunday date night.
The kicker? Herbert was still wearing his practice leg sleeve.
“Wearing the leg sleeve on a ‘board games and wine’ date night with Madison Beer. Justin Herbert might be one of the most unintentionally funny QBs in the NFL,” one viral tweet observed.
The NFL’s Next Power Couple?
Beer joins an exclusive club of pop stars dating NFL quarterbacks.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce blazed the trail. Hailee Steinfeld married Buffalo Bills MVP Josh Allen. Now Beer and Herbert could become the league’s newest high-profile romance.
The timing is particularly intriguing given Herbert’s notoriously private nature. According to reports, the 27-year-old quarterback was previously linked to NFL Network reporter Taylor Bisciotti in 2021, though nothing was ever confirmed.
More recently, he was rumored to be dating model Rylee Jean Kirk — until she married professional motocross racer Austin Forkner.
What We Know About Madison’s Dating History?
Beer has been refreshingly open about being a “lover girl.”
“I love people. I meet someone, I love them. I’m like, ‘Okay, I’m never letting you go,'” she told Cosmopolitan in April 2025.
Her most recent public relationship was with TikTok star Nick Austin, which lasted four years. The pair quietly split around October 2024 after unfollowing each other on Instagram.
Previous relationships include:
- Jack Gilinsky (2014-2017)
- Brooklyn Beckham (2017-2018)
- Zack Bia (2018-2019)
- Nick Austin (2020-2024)
Herbert Heads to Brazil as Romance Heats Up
The romance rumors reached a fever pitch when Herbert and the Chargers traveled to São Paulo for their season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on September 5.
“Does Brazil know how blessed they are that the best QB in the league is there now?” one fan commented on social media.
Another chimed in: “Where’s Madison Beer?”
While Beer didn’t make the Brazil trip, her presence was felt. Fans couldn’t stop asking about the budding romance in every Chargers social media post.
The Numbers Game
Let’s put this potential power couple in perspective:
Beer boasts 40.1 million Instagram followers and 20.5 million on TikTok. Her single “Make You Mine” surpassed 100 million YouTube views just as the dating rumors emerged.
Herbert? He has 626,000 Instagram followers and a $262.5 million contract extension through 2029. He’s thrown for 21,093 yards and 137 touchdowns in his first five NFL seasons.
One’s a Grammy-nominated artist who was discovered by Justin Bieber at age 13. The other’s the first quarterback in Chargers history to throw for over 5,000 yards in a season.
Neither Star Has Commented — Yet
Despite multiple sightings and mounting evidence, neither Beer nor Herbert has officially confirmed their relationship status.
E! News reached out to representatives for both stars but hasn’t received responses.
For now, the couple seems content to let their actions speak louder than words. From music video visits to wine-fueled date nights, all signs point to the NFL getting its newest celebrity romance.
As one fan perfectly summarized: “Pop star + NFL quarterback = the new American dream couple.”
What’s Next?
With the 2025 NFL season now underway, all eyes will be on the Chargers’ home games to see if Beer returns to SoFi Stadium.
Her last appearance there that December night when nobody connected the dots might have been the beginning of something special.
Sometimes the biggest stories start with the smallest details. Like a pop star at a football game, eight months before anyone knew to look.
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