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- Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence opened up to PEOPLE about his long-running relationship with his wife, Marissa, on Thursday, Feb. 5
- He recalls meeting his life partner back in fifth grade, saying that it was "close to" love at first sight for them
- The couple exchanged vows in 2021 and welcomed their first child together a few years later in January 2025
Trevor Lawrence has known his wife, Marissa, for most of his life, and they've seen each other through a lot over the years.
Speaking to PEOPLE at Radio Row on Thursday, Feb. 5, the 26-year-old quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars shares that he met his wife of five years when they were both in fifth grade.
"We haven't necessarily been dating since fifth grade," he explains. Regardless, they've "known each other for a long time."
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Trevor Lawrence, his wife Marissa and their daughter Shae in September 2025
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While they didn't spend all those years as a couple, Lawrence adds that they did date "a little bit" in grade school. They rekindled their relationship in high school and again in college, with him attending Clemson University and Marissa playing soccer at Anderson University.
"You know, from there on we've been going strong," he says about his relationship. All things considered, the NFL star says that it was "close to" love at first sight.
Lawrence also recognizes the value of their longstanding bond, saying, "We've seen each other grow up, and I think that's a really cool thing. And she's seen the best and worst of me, and she stuck around. I'm thankful for that."
"Just to have her in my corner, I think, is so important," he says elsewhere in the conversation. "I wouldn't know what to do if I didn't have her, you know, just so much of our life. She manages everything so well. I think it takes a special person to do what she does and to have to kind of balance all the craziness that we go through."
Continuing to praise her, he says, "I mean, all the things that I would ever have wished for in a wife, she is all those things. Yeah. So it's, it's pretty special to have her and, and to know her for so long."
Together, the couple recently expanded their family after welcoming daughter Shae Lynn in January 2025.
"It's gone by really fast," Lawrence says about their first year as parents.
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Trevor and Marissa Lawrence in August 2023
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He describes himself as a "fun" and "goofy" dad, saying that his goal is to make his daughter "laugh as much as possible," adding, "That's the best thing: Hearing her laugh and just having fun running around."
Meanwhile, his wife is a bit more disciplined and is in charge of the schedule because "she's really good about that stuff."
Lawrence tells PEOPLE that he dreams of the day that he can play in the Super Bowl. However, this year, he will be watching at home in Florida with friends and family.
He'll rely on Zevo to keep the house bug-free when everyone's over.
"We love to host going back and forth [between inside and outside], and bugs are a problem with all the food," he says. "So it's been awesome for us and our family, and it's been a lifesaver for sure," he adds about the product.
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