Baltimore Ravens tight end Hayden Hurst things he found The One — but unfortunately, he didn’t catch her name.
The 25-year-old NFL player saw his dream girl on a recent flight from Jacksonville, Florida to Maryland, but she got off the plane too quickly for him to ask for her number.
So Hurst did the best thing a football player with thousands of followers could do: He tweeted about the missed connection in hopes of tracking her down.
Looking for love: Baltimore Ravens tight end Hayden Hurst, 25, was on a Spirit Airlines flight from Jacksonville, Florida to Baltimore, Maryland on Sunday when he saw a beautiful woman
Woosh! She passed by too quickly for him to introduce himself, so he tweeted a message to her that night, hoping to track her down on Twitter
Hurst says he was on the 7:45pm Spirit flight back to Baltimore on Sunday when he spotted the unidentified beauty.
Hurst is originally from Jacksonville and attended the University of South Carolina
But while getting off the plane, a fan asked to snap a picture with him, and he missed his opportunity to chat her up.
So instead, he took to Twitter to give her a shout-out in hopes of tracking her down.
‘To the gorgeous tall brunette on my flight to Baltimore. You walk incredibly fast and I couldn’t catch up but here’s hoping you have Twitter,’ he wrote, adding the romantic hashtag #theonethatgotaway.
Unfortunately the NFL player did not give any more information about the woman’s appearance, however that hasn’t stopped social media from rallying behind his search.
Hayden’s tweet has been liked nearly 4,000 times in just a day and a half — but more importantly, it is being shared and commented on by some of his NFL and college football buddies, which will hopefully help to improve Hayden’s chances of tracking down the mystery lady.
‘Shooters shoot. I respect it,’ wrote Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Nick Fitzgerald.
Apprvoed: Several other NFL players responded to his tweet, including Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Nick Fitzgerald
‘Haha shooters shoot, respect the hustle,’ wrote fellow Ravens tight end Mark Andrews
Thirsty: Ravens teammate Tony Jefferson also replied with a series of GIFs
Why not? Hayden responded to his football friends acknowledging that he was going for it in a public way
Cute: Baseball player Clarke Schmidt wrote that he was ‘here for this’
Now it’s THEIR shot: There were also a handful of women who admitted they weren’t the one he was looking for, but would happily fill the void she left
On the lookout: Hayden, who played professional baseball for two years between high school and college, hasn’t found the girl just yet
‘Haha shooters shoot, respect the hustle,’ wrote fellow Ravens tight end Mark Andrews.
Ravens teammate Tony Jefferson also replied with a series of GIFs.
Hurst also received plenty of support from fans who hope to see the love connection made in real life.
‘We are all rooting for you!! Hope she has twitter,’ wrote one, while another tweeted: ‘Way to take your shot! Here’s hoping she’ll catch up with you!’
There were also a handful of women who admitted they weren’t the one he was looking for, but would happily fill the void she left.
‘It wasn’t me but I volunteer as tribute,’ wrote one.
Guilty? Hayden revealed that he had been taking a picture with a fan, which prevented him from catching up with the woman – and this man confessed to being the one who got in his way
Another lucky lady! Erika Oertle also shared an image of herself with Hayden at an airport in response to the thread, however she is not thought to be his mystery crush
Others came forward to claim that either they or their friends had been the woman on the plane, although it is unclear whether any of the ladies in question are telling the truth, or simply taking the opportunity to get the attention of the NFL star.
One person tweeted to poke fun at Hayden over his inability to catch up with the unnamed woman, writing: ‘Hold on… NFL [player] can’t catch up with tall brunette… did the Ravens sign the wrong person?’
Hayden wasted no time in firing back at the cheeky Twitter user, replying: ‘Relax. I was taking a picture with someone.’
His response provided one fan with the opportunity to shoot his own shot at viral fame, posting a selfie that he had taken with Hayden at the airport, while writing: ‘My fault Hayden, I let you down. But still, no regrets!’
It is not known whether the man in question — Navarone Simpson — is indeed the person who got in the way of Hayden’s potential love connection, however, his confession at least earned him five minutes of online fame as it racked up likes from Hayden’s followers.