Colorado Buffaloes star Travis Hunter is no stranger to the spotlight. However, his fiancée, Leanna Lenee, is currently at the center of controversy. The couple faced scrutiny after a viral incident at a fan event. While the 21-year-old CFB star interacted with supporters, his fiancée reportedly expressed her frustration, saying, “What do you want me to do … I just sit here then.”
Since then, Lenee has faced a lot of criticism from fans on social media, all of whom have shown their concerns over her attitude. Hunter has gone to lengths to defend his lover and said, “You ain’t never had no girl. So why y’all talk about me? … You talk about my girl! Go talk about your girl. Go find a girl, go find a life. … I know my girl. My girl’s been with me for five years; y’all just now started talking about me.”
He also mentioned that facing such backlash has affected Lenee psychologically quite badly. However, the fans haven’t stopped criticizing her anyway.
Dez Bryant Urges Travis Hunter To Part Ways With His Fiancée Leanna Lenee
Former NFL star and three-time Pro Bowler WR Dez Bryant has been the newest addition to this list. The 36-year-old mentioned Lenee to be “nothing but a headache” for Hunter and advised the young Buffaloes star to move away from her.
In his latest post on X (formerly known as Twitter), while sharing his advice to Hunter, Bryant said, “I’ve tried my best not to get into Travis’ business..but I had to after seeing this… I’m here to tell you, brother…, wake up and quit playing.”
“She talked all that s**t about you.., saying she was going to address the situation once, but kept talking about it…She loves the attention way more than you..she thinks she’s an equal to you…I can tell you’re a great dude.., and I promise there’s a woman out there who’s going to make your life easy and respect you…From what I see..she has nothing to offer but a f*****g headache.”
Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver/cornerback Travis Hunter poses for a photo during a press conference before the 2024 Heisman Trophy Presentation. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Boland-Imagn ImagesNot long after Bryant’s social media post, Hunter’s QB Shedeur Sanders came to his side to defend him.
“All y’all athletes, entertainers, artist etc if y’all genuine trying to holla at trav y’all know how to get in touch with him or someone around. At this point y’all just posting for the algorithm trying to look cool.” Sanders posted.
And, of course, Bryant couldn’t simply let that go as he sent another lengthy response to Shedeur trying to convince the young superstar that he really had Hunter’s best interests at heart.
“Forever love for you and Travis, but I can almost guarantee that nobody wouldn’t have said nothing if she hadn’t disrespected him publicly on social media… She invited the world’s opinions into her business. I’m happy to see people.. artist.. entertainers athletes .., including myself, come to his defense.. It’s been way too many negative stories about athletes and the wrong women…We all know who’s going to get the short end of the stick if something happens.. the media going to report it the culture going to eat it up and talk crazy
It’s about time we look out for one another..; I’m speaking from experience and a genuine place…
Trav ain’t just anybody!”
Forever love for you and Travis, but I can almost guarantee that nobody wouldn't have said nothing if she hadn't disrespected him publicly on social media… She invited the world's opinions into her business. I'm happy to see people.. artist.. entertainers athletes ..,… https://t.co/5uRSvdA8JL
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) December 23, 2024
Despite so much social media commotion going on around him and his fiancée, Hunter’s on-field performance wasn’t affected even the slightest. The two-way phenom delivered a historic 2024 season with the Buffaloes, amassing 1,152 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, four interceptions, and 11 passes defensed.
His performance not only secured him the Heisman Trophy but also skyrocketed his status as one of the top prospects for the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft. As per rumors, teams like the Jacksonville Jaguars and the New England Patriots are among the top teams who could go all in for the young WR/CB’s services for the upcoming season.