Rickea Jackson posts 6-word response to viral videos suggesting she was with James Pearce Jr. during NFL Draft

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Los Angeles Sparks star Rickea Jackson seemed to raise some eyebrows during the opening round of the NFL Draft. 

Videos circulated across social media Thursday night that apparently showed the 24-year-old WNBA player sitting next to the former Tennessee football star James Pearce Jr. 

Moments after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell walked to the draft stage's podium in Green Bay to announce the Atlanta Falcons were using the 26th overall pick to select Pearce, cameras switched to the pass rusher's home in North Carolina.

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Rickea Jackson before the celebrity game ahead of the 2025 NBA All-Star Game at Oakland Arena in Oakland, Calif., Feb. 14, 2025. (Darren Yamashita/Imagn Images)

Jackson appeared to smile, wrap an arm around Pearce and rub his leg as the football player's family and friends celebrated the special moment.

Rumors about a romance between Jackson and Pearce have swirled for more than a year. Both athletes attended the University of Tennessee.

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Jackson eventually caught wind of the viral videos and took to X to issue a response to the chatter. 

"Soooo I have a doppelganger. Wow," she wrote on X late Friday night. 

The post had drawn more than 1.7 million views as of Friday afternoon.

Jackson's response was met with some skepticism, while others took notice of the apparent humor in the Sparks star's message.

James Pearce Jr. of Tennessee participates in a drill at Lucas Oil Stadium Feb. 27, 2025, in Indianapolis. (Brooke Sutton/Getty