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These NFL partners are swapping the sidelines for sunny beaches.
Brittany Mahomes, Normani, Claire Kittle, Ronika Love, Christen Goff, and Haley Cavinder each grace the cover of the February 2026 digital edition of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Captivating in sleek string bikinis, they posed against the backdrop of Florida’s beaches.
The shoot, conducted by photographer Katherine Goguen, took place at the picturesque South Seas resort on Captiva Island, located near Fort Myers. The magazine aims to celebrate women who are redefining the traditional “WAG” (wives and girlfriends) label.
Brittany Mahomes, at 30, dons a vibrant Ay Que Colour bikini in the iconic red of the Kansas City Chiefs, paying tribute to her husband, quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and his longtime team.
Making her debut in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit back in 2024, the mother of three previously turned heads in a series of striking scarlet swimwear.
A former pro soccer player, Mahomes took the opportunity to talk up the rising profile of the National Women’s Soccer League and her role as founding co-owner of the Kansas City Current.
“I just hope that by doing this, I can inspire women in life to still feel confident and to still work for themselves and take care of their bodies,” Mahomes, who gave birth to daughter Golden Raye in January 2025, told the magazine.
Love, 27, a pro volleyball player who is expecting her first child with her husband, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, posed pregnant for her cover in a Vix tube top ($128) and matching bottoms ($128).
“I think there’s so much power in being a woman and growing a human, but like, looking sexy on the beach,” she told the publication.
Love, who played at the University of Oregon, also pushed back on the “WAG” terminology. “It was hard for me to never be referred to as an athlete myself. I’m super competitive, so for people to call me [a ‘WAG’], I’m like, ‘Oh, like, he is a husband and boyfriend’ as well. He’s a HAB.”
Normani, 29, meanwhile, frolicked in the waves in a champagne-colored Sole Mare braided bikini. The pop star got engaged to Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf in March 2025.
“I feel very sexy,” the “Motivation” singer said of the shoot. “I feel like I’m in my divine femininity.”
Kittle, 31, and Cavinder, 24, made their SI Swimsuit debuts with the issue, while Goff, 32, returned for her sixth appearance in the magazine — though the first since giving birth to daughter Romy Isabelle.
She shares the seven-month-old with husband and Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff.
“These WAGs are so much more than just wives, girlfriends or familiar faces spotted on the sidelines each Sunday,” the magazine wrote in its announcement. “They’re game changers in their own right.”