Amani Hooker's trade from the Tennessee Titans to the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday drew an excited reaction from his wife, Stelle Hooker, the New York Post reported.
Stelle Hooker shared the NFL's post announcing the deal to her Instagram Story and wrote, "Hellooo NY!" with a praying-hands emoji and a white heart. The couple married in May 2025 after getting engaged two years earlier, and they have a daughter, according to the Post.
The Bills acquired Hooker and a 2027 fifth-round pick from Tennessee in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick before Tuesday afternoon's trade deadline.
The move is a big change for the Hooker family. Hooker was a fourth-round pick of the Titans in 2019 and had spent his entire NFL career in Tennessee. He now joins a Bills team that leads the AFC East and has Super Bowl hopes. The Associated Press reported that Buffalo improved to 7-1 with a 23-6 win at Minnesota on Monday night.
Hooker arrives at a time when the Bills need help in the secondary. Buffalo released safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson last week, a day after he finished a one-game suspension for spitting at Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, the Post reported. Damar Hamlin and Gino Stone have filled in at safety.
Hooker is tied with Green Bay's Xavier McKinney for the NFL lead with a career-high five interceptions this season, so he should provide an instant boost.
Back in Tennessee, the trade continues a rebuild under first-year head coach Robert Saleh. The Titans are 1-7 and last in the AFC South. They had already traded veteran defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons to the Chicago Bears on Oct. 29.
Titans fans will get their first look at the team without Hooker on Sunday, when Tennessee hosts the Jacksonville Jaguars at Nissan Stadium.
Sources: New York Post; The Associated Press