Salley Carson slides into Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean’s DMs despite knowing he is reportedly casually dating Nikki Bella

When “Not Skinny But Not Fat” podcast host Amanda Hirsch asked “Southern Charm” star Salley Carson if she had seriously dated anyone, Carson said no. She wasn’t on dating apps, just Instagram, where she slides into DMs. When Hirsch asked who in particular, Carson admitted to messaging Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Cooper DeJean. She called him, “football player for the Eagles” and “little 22-year-old.” When Hirsch asked whether the cornerback replied, Carson said, “Well, he’s like dating a 40 [-year-old]...or not dating, casually seeing a 40 [-year-old]…I sent him the article, and I was like, ‘Are you dating?’” Then the podcast host asked if that was how she slid into his DMs. Carson, chuckling, said, “No, no, no. I liked two pictures of him; he liked two pictures of mine. I was just like, ‘F**k it.’” When Hirsch asked if there was a reply, Carson said, “Yeah, I have his number. I think he’s so cute. Wait, he’s going to kill me. He DMed me back pretty quickly.”DeJean has over a million followers on Instagram, while Carson has only 126K, so she was shocked when he replied. She wished him a happy birthday a few days ago. His birthday is on February 9. He recently turned 23. Carson is 31 years old. The cornerback reportedly dating a 42-year-old WWE star, Nikki Bella, is a shocker, but if Carson slides into his DMs at 31, that’s acceptable? What is the acceptable age for sliding into someone’s DMs? Where do we draw the line?Later, Hirsch asked Carson if a romance could develop from their DMs. The Southern Charm star replied, “I would love to meet him if he’s not dating her [Nikki Bella]. There’s all these articles that they are dating, but he, in all his interviews, is like saying no.” There’s the line. If DeJean is not dating Bella, Carson would probably like to meet him. Talk about a cougar couple in the making.According to her public LinkedIn profile, Salley Carson is a Hybrid Robotic / Core Spinal Representative at Medtronic Spine & Biologics in Columbia, South Carolina.She holds a bachelor of science in fashion merchandising from the University of South Carolina and has eight years of experience as a clinical specialist at Mazor Robotics.She worked as a clinical specialist for eight years and as an associate navigation and robotics consultant for six years at Medtronic before her current role.