Sam Hartman to Star on The Bachelor Season 30

ABC announced on Friday that Washington Commanders practice squad quarterback Sam Hartman will be the star of Season 30 of The Bachelor, according to Bleacher Report.

Season 30 of "The Bachelor" premieres Sunday, March 21, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu, according to WSOC TV and ABC7 Los Angeles.

Hartman, 27, has been with the Commanders since he went undrafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, largely on the team's practice squad, according to Yahoo Sports. He has not appeared in a regular season game.

Prior to joining the NFL, Hartman, a North Carolina native, played college football at Wake Forest University, according to ABC7 Los Angeles. He played five seasons at Wake Forest and transferred to the University of Notre Dame for his final season in 2023, according to WSOC TV.

Hartman finished his college career with 134 touchdown passes, an ACC record, according to WSOC TV and ABC7 Los Angeles.

In 2022, while playing at Wake Forest, Hartman was diagnosed with Paget-Schroetter syndrome, a rare condition that causes blood clots in a vein near the collarbone, according to the National Library of Medicine as cited by ABC7 Los Angeles. He returned to the field that season and received the ACC's Brian Piccolo Award, which recognizes the conference's "most courageous" football player, according to ABC7 Los Angeles.

Hartman said Friday on "Good Morning America" in his first interview about his search for love, "I’m excited but also very nervous," later adding, "I have a tough time holding conversation with one girl. 30 is going to be pretty tough," according to ABC7 Los Angeles.

Hartman is the second NFL QB to lead "The Bachelor" after former Florida and New York Giants quarterback Jesse Palmer, according to Yahoo Sports. Palmer was the main character for the show's first season in 2004.

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