‘The Bachelor’ Casts NFL Quarterback Sam Hartman as Season 30 Star

11/13/2026, 1:47:32 PM

After two years off the air, “The Bachelor” is returning for its 30th season with a brand new face: NFL player Sam Hartman will be looking for love on the iconic ABC reality dating series beginning on March 21.

Hartman is a quarterback for the Washington Commanders, who is also an alumnus of the Wake Forest and Notre Dame football teams, where he set the Atlantic Coast Conference records for most career touchdown passes and 300-yard passing games. He also made an appearance in Season 2 of the Netflix docuseries “QB1: Beyond the Lights.” Hartman is originally from Charlotte, N.C.

Hartman’s casting marks something of a relaunch for the “Bachelor” franchise.

More to come…

Source: Variety · Selome Hailu

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