Eric Decker
Former NFL Wide Receiver
Eric Decker is an accomplished athlete, entrepreneur, TV personality, spokesperson, thought leader, and philanthropist.
A wide receiver for the NFL from 2010-2018, Decker played for the Denver Broncos, New York Jets, and Tennessee Titans. He played the Super Bowl in 2014, received the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award in 2015, and was honored as United Way’s Hometown Hero at the XXIII Gridiron Gala in 2016. A Minnesota native, he also set football records and made Big Ten Conference history while attending University of Minnesota and he competed on the Golden Gophers’ baseball team as an outfielder, getting selected twice in the Major League Baseball Draft.
While playing for the NFL, Decker also starred in the E! reality series Eric & Jessie: Game On with his wife, the top-performing country singer Jessie James Decker. Over three seasons, the show chronicled the couple as they juggled family, fame and football.
Since retiring from the NFL in 2018, Decker, who has bachelor’s degree in business and marketing from the University of Minnesota, has run Kittenish, the popular, Nashville-based fashion brand designed by wife Jessie James Decker. As president of the company, the brand has expanded as a successful online retailer with three brick-and-mortar stores located in Nashville, Dallas, and Tampa.
As a philanthropist, Decker is a longtime supporter of HopeKids, whose mission is to restore hope and transform the lives of children with life-threatening medical conditions, their families and communities. He is also a board member for Nashville Wine Auction, a self-sustaining, non-profit organization which exists solely to raise funds to support the fight against cancer.
In 2023, Decker received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Minnesota.
A thought leader and spokesperson, Decker is often tapped for his expertise in business, health and fitness, and sports.
He resides in Nashville with his wife and four children.
To learn more or to contact Decker, please visit decker87.com or follow him at @ericdecker.
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