Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph is set to notch his first start in over two years this Saturday against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The veteran backup out of Oklahoma State has been decent when pressed into duty. He’s compiled a 5-4-1 record as a starter, completing 61% of his passes for 2,369 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.
He’s been a game-day inactive for much of the past two years, making this a big spot for the 28-year-old Rudolph to prove he at least deserves to be a team’s primary backup. A strong performance on Saturday would go a long way toward doing just that.
Steelers fans will certainly be rooting for his success; it’s paramount to sustaining their dwindling playoff hopes. But does Mason Rudolph presently have any love interest rooting for his continued success?
Is Mason Rudolph Dating Anyone?
If Mason Rudolph is presently dating anyone, he’s managed to keep it under wraps. A thorough scouring of the web via multiple search engines turned up no hints as to any current romantic partners. Maybe a late-career star turn here in the year of the backup QB will bring a few more clues to light.
One aspect of Rudolph’s romantic life that did come up time and again was the time he spent paired with tennis pro, Genie Bouchard. Bouchard, a Canadian-born tennis player, ascended to stardom when she finished runner-up for the women’s singles tennis title at Wimbledon in 2014.
Mason Rudolph with his girlfriend Genie Bouchard in Los Angeles. #Steelers #NFL pic.twitter.com/XRh98YhZvS
— Blitzburgh (@Blitz_Burgh) February 13, 2022
According to US Weekly, Rudolph and Bouchard got together sometime early in 2021. Just last winter they were spotted cozying up to one another. But soon thereafter, it seems that their romance fizzled out, as per the New York Post.
The cause of the split is unclear. Nor is it any of our business, frankly.
For what it’s worth, The Post did report that it was under amicable circumstances and that the one-time couple remains friendly.
Before Rudolph and Bouchard got together, he was linked to another woman of some celebrity. People reported a possible romance brewing between Rudolph and former “The Bachelor” starlet, Hannah Ann Sluss. The pair were spotted grabbing coffee in the spring of 2020, aligning nicely with a “nice little quarantine fling” to which Sluss alluded around that same time.
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Evidently, that potential couple never got past the fling stage. At least not in the public eye, anyway. Interestingly enough, Sluss was also linked to a former teammate of Mason Rudolph’s, fellow pro-QB Joshua Dobbs, shortly beforehand (per Fox Sports). Though, it’s probably worth mentioning that the two were not teammates at the time.
As noted, Rudolph’s love life has largely been kept out of the public eye since his split from Bouchard. It may well be that he’s been single, which is quite all right.
As evidenced by the info above, the paparazzi can be plenty persistent when it comes to the love lives of celebrities. With that in mind, when or if Rudolph does start dating again, we’ll likely hear about it sooner rather than later.
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