Cooper DeJean and Caitlin Clark have an Iowa connection, but that doesn’t mean their NFL allegiances align. DeJean, who played at Iowa during Clark’s time there, was one of the Eagles’ Super Bowl 2025 heroes with his second-quarter pick-six of Patrick Mahomes to help seal the win in New Orleans.

Among the many that have congratulated DeJean on his terrific pick-six and Super Bowl victory is Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark. Both DeJean and Clark just wrapped up tremendous rookie seasons in their respective sports after playing for the Iowa Hawkeyes.

When the Philadelphia Eagles were preparing for Super Bowl LIX, Cooper DeJean was with a bunch of his teammates attending the Philadelphia 76ers game against the Los Angeles Lakers. LeBron James was warming up and shook the hands of several Eagles players,