NFL Draft 2024: Jets pick Olu Fashanu’s mother and girlfriend have epic power struggle on live TV in hilarious moment
- After Fashanu got on the phone with the New York Jets, both wanted his love
- Fashanu’s mother has the upper hand and sits closer to the former Penn State lineman
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As soon as Olu Fashanu hung up the phone with the Jets and found out he was headed to New York, the former Penn State offensive lineman’s mother and girlfriend both wanted a piece of the 6-foot-3, 312-pound first. -round conscript.
What followed was a power struggle to get to Fashanu, with his mother having the upper hand and sitting closest to her son, between him and his unknown girlfriend.
The woman sitting on the far left of the feeds does not appear on his Instagram, but it is strongly assumed that she is his girlfriend because she is comfortably touching his hand and thigh and sitting on the family couch at all.
Fashanu did not attend the draft live on Thursday night despite being a lock to be drafted in the first 15 selections.
He was at home in Waldorf, Maryland, surrounded not only by his mother and his girlfriend, but also by about fifty relatives and friends, all of whom had a front-row seat to the power struggle.
Olu Fashanu saw a power struggle between his mother and girlfriend after he was drafted
Fashanu’s mother grabs him first and doesn’t give up her son’s space to anyone
Fashanu’s girlfriend tries several times to get closer to him, with little to no success
Fashanu’s mother is the first to grab him, and soon a long hug for her, without regard to anyone else because of her excitement.
What Fashanu’s mother then showed by cheering and getting in the way of her son’s girlfriend has led some online to credit her with showing the blocking form required for an offensive lineman in the NFL.
Fashanu’s friend never really comes close to hugging her boyfriend during the first conversation.
Seated to Fashanu’s left appear to be a sibling and his father, both barely touching the newest Jet due to the power struggle taking place in front of them.
At one point during the video, Fashanu’s mother hugs his girlfriend, which seems to show that there is no bad blood between the women.
Even after Fashanu stood up, the blockade of Fashanu’s mother’s girlfriend continued, with her hugging him first and leaving no room for his girlfriend.
Not many details have been published about Fashanu’s personal life, including where he met his girlfriend or how long they have been dating.