Golden Bachelorette Joan Vassos Has Some Advice for Sam Hartman
Joan Vassos, the first Golden Bachelorette, says Sam Hartman should be himself from Day 1. ABC named the Washington Commanders quarterback as the star of the 30th season of The Bachelor on November 13, and Hartman says he is very nervous.
Joan Vassos, the first Golden Bachelorette, has some advice for Washington Commanders quarterback Sam Hartman after ABC announced on Friday, November 13, that he will star in the 30th season of "The Bachelor."
Hartman, 27, is used to looking downfield for receivers. Now he is looking for love.
Hartman is "very nervous"
Hartman told ABC's Good Morning America on Friday that he is "very nervous" about the whole thing. It was his first interview about joining the show.
"I have a tough time holding a conversation with one girl. Thirty is going to be pretty tough," he said.
What Vassos told him
Vassos, a longtime resident of Montgomery County, Maryland, said the news caught her off guard. "I usually kind of have my ear to the ground and I get rumblings of what's happening," she said. "The one came out of left field. I am blown away."
She was quick with a compliment. "He looks like he belongs on the cover of a romance novel," Vassos said.
Hartman has already asked Bachelor host Jesse Palmer for advice. Palmer was a star quarterback at the University of Florida. Vassos said she is ready to chime in if Hartman wants to hear from her too.
"Probably the most simple but most real thing I can say to him is be yourself from Day 1," she said. "Don't try to be the bachelor you think America wants you to be."
Who is Sam Hartman?
Hartman signed with the Commanders in 2024 as an undrafted free agent. He has spent three seasons with the team, mostly as a third-string or practice squad quarterback. He has yet to throw a pass in a regular-season NFL game.
A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, he played at Wake Forest before transferring to Notre Dame for his final college season. He finished his Wake Forest career as the ACC's all-time touchdown pass leader.
In 2022, Hartman won the Brian Piccolo Award for "most courageous player" in the ACC. He had surgery that year for Paget-Schroetter syndrome, a type of venous thoracic outlet syndrome.
Vassos said Hartman has fans in the Washington area. "He has a lot of people from D.C. cheering for him, so we could not be any more excited," she said.
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