Red flag?
Sally Carson takes a shot at Cooper DeJean even though the Philadelphia Eagles player is rumored to be Nikki Berra.
“I slid into Cooper DeJean (DM),” the 31-year-old “Southern Charm” star said on Tuesday’s “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast, describing him as an “Eagles football player” and “a little 22-year-old.”
Carson also told host Amanda Hirsch that Dezeen, 23, is “currently dating, not dating, or casually seeing a 43-year-old man,” referring to Bella, 42.
Dejan and Bella have been at the center of dating rumors since late 2025.
“I sent him an article and I was like, ‘Are you dating a girlfriend?'” Carson said, but admitted it wasn’t the first time she had tried to “slide into” his life, as they had liked each other’s Instagram photos.
“I have his phone number and I think he’s very cute,” Carson confessed. “He’s going to kill me.”
The Bravo veteran recalled that at one point he even “liked” a post that said Dejan and Bella were “probably dating.”
“Then I went to his page and thought, ‘Oh, he’s so cute,'” Carson recounted. “I thought, ‘If we’re dating, maybe he’s interested in older women.’ Then I liked his photos, and he liked three of mine. Then I sent him a DM, and he sent me a DM.”
“He immediately returned my DM,” the Southern Hospitality alum said, adding, “I was shocked when he replied,” as he has more than 1.1 million followers on Instagram.
“I said ‘happy birthday’ to him about two days ago,” she said.
However, according to the reality star, the duo has yet to meet in real life.
“If he’s not dating a girlfriend, I’d love to meet him,” Carson gushed. “There are a lot of articles about them dating, but he says ‘no’ in all the interviews.”
“Right now I’m scared because if we start dating, that girl is going to beat my ass,” she teased.
Hirsch, 37, told Carson not to worry because the WWE star was “pretending to spank him.”
“OK, she can throw me around,” the “Bachelor” alum teased.
Earlier this month, Bella seemingly confirmed her romance with Dezeen after weeks of buzz.
The pro wrestling star addressed the speculation during his joint return to WWE at the Royal Rumble with his sister Brie Bella.
Social media clips from the corner showed the twins getting thunderous boos from the crowd as soon as they entered the ring.
“Is it because the Eagles won’t be in the Super Bowl or is it because of us?” asked Berra, who finalized her divorce from Artyom Chigvintsev in December 2025.
“Actually, I think they say ‘coop,'” Brie teased back.
Bella clapped back, “Can you blame a girl for having good taste? I’m talking about the Pro Bowl, baby.”
A source told TMZ in January that the reality star had been casually dating Dezeen, noting that Nicki was still “very single” at the time.
Rumors of a relationship began in December 2025, when Nicki posted an Instagram reel of herself watching an Eagles vs. Las Vegas Raiders game.
Her post also included photos of her posing in front of Dejan’s locker and relaxing with the players as they celebrated the team’s victory.
Later that month, Berra added fuel to the fire by sharing a video of himself walking through Lincoln Financial Field wearing a Dezeen jersey.
She turned off the comments section and captioned the video: “Sunday rolls around…🦅🔥. Went there and won.” 🙌🏼#flyeaglesfly.”
However, things seem to have calmed down since Dejan avoided mentioning Nicki in various interviews and was seen leaving a Super Bowl party in a mysterious brunette outfit earlier this month.
