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‘Love Island’ star claims 6 Chargers players flooded her DMs in wild confession

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Young, G. (2026, September 30). ‘Love Island’ star claims 6 Chargers players flooded her DMs in wild confession. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/30/sports/love-island-star-claims-6-la-chargers-players-slid-in-her-dms/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-30 · by Grant Young

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Jaiden Bacciocco, a former contestant on the reality show “Love Island,” appeared on the “Kaylor’s Crash Out” podcast where she revealed that six Los Angeles Chargers players contacted her through direct messages after attending their training camp. Bacciocco shared that while some interactions were initially positive, one player eventually blocked her. She did not name specific players and noted that she doesn’t typically respond to such unsolicited DMs.
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Former "Love Island" contestant Jaiden Bacciocco recently claimed on the "Kaylor's Crash Out" podcast that six unnamed Los Angeles Chargers players contacted her via direct messages (DMs) after she visited their preseason training camp. During her visit last August, Bacciocco made a TikTok video with some of the players, and they subsequently followed her on social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. However, one player later blocked her DMs, leading Bacciocco to suspect that he might have a girlfriend. She noted she doesn't typically respond to such messages unless they're exclusive, implying these players were likely contacting multiple women. The Los Angeles Chargers' TikTok account posted several videos of Bacciocco at the camp, but there are no specific clips showing her interactions with particular players who later messaged her.

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“Article B deviates significantly in content, discussing broader issues around the Chargers' performance and quarterback Justin Herbert rather than focusing on Jaiden Bacciocco's claims about the players DMing her.”
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Topics

Chargers Instagram Los Angeles Chargers TikTok YouTube

Subjects

Bacciocco PERSON · 4× Chargers ORG · 4× TikTok ORG · 4× Instagram ORG · 2× YouTube ORG · 2× Jaiden Bacciocco PERSON · 1× Justin Herbert PERSON · 1× Los Angeles Chargers ORG · 1× Madison Beer PERSON · 1× The California Post App ORG · 1×

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Bacciocco didn’t specify which Chargers players reached out to her, and there aren’t any videos on her or the Chargers’ TikTok account of her doing content with specific players.
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🔮 Or they would have photos of us taken, and the guys would — send me it in my DM.

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

Apparently multiple Los Angeles Chargers players had their eyes on something other than the ball during preseason training camp. asserted
players → have → camp
Former “Love Island” Season 8 cast member Jaiden Bacciocco was the guest on the “Kaylor’s Crash Out” podcast on Tuesday and made a revealing claim about the footballers. “I actually went to the Chargers training camp, and this was so funny: After we left, like six of them DM’d me. uncertain
six → make → me
Not to get in your DMs,” Bacciocco said. asserted
Bacciocco → get → DMs
She later added, “I made a TikTok with some of them, and then they followed me. asserted
they → add → me
Or they would have photos of us taken, and the guys would — send me it in my DM. asserted
guys → have → DM
And I was like, ‘Oh, that’s sick!’ asserted
that → ’ → ?
And then the next day, I was blocked by one of them, and I was like, ‘Oh, OK. asserted
I → block → them
I guess you probably have like a girlfriend or something.’ asserted
you → guess → girlfriend
“I don’t answer DMs like that because I’m like, if you’re sliding into mine, you’re probably sliding into every girl’s,” Bacciocco added. asserted
Bacciocco → answer → girl
The Chargers’ TikTok account posted several videos of Bacciocco at training camp last August. asserted
account → post → camp
Bacciocco didn’t specify which Chargers players reached out to her, and there aren’t any videos on her or the Chargers’ TikTok account of her doing content with specific players. asserted
her → specify → players
It’s safe to assume that quarterback Justin Herbert wasn’t among the six she mentioned, given how enamored he was with his fiancée Madison Beer during training camp. asserted
he → ’ → camp
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