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'Love Island' star hit Chargers training camp for football and vibes, left with players in her DMs

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Joseph, S. (2026, September 30). 'Love Island' star hit Chargers training camp for football and vibes, left with players in her DMs. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/love-island-star-hit-chargers-training-camp-football-vibes-left-players-dms

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Fox News · collected 2026-09-30 · by Sean Joseph

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Reality TV star Jaiden Bacciocco visited the Los Angeles Chargers' training camp, claiming several players were too distracted by her presence to focus on football. After her visit, multiple players messaged her on social media despite her intention of being there just for "football and the vibes." This incident highlights a lack of concentration among some players during training camp, potentially contributing to the team's poor start at 0-3.
Written by AI on 2026-09-30, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

Jaiden Bacciocco, a reality TV star from Love Island and social media influencer, visited the Los Angeles Chargers' NFL training camp. During an appearance on the "Kaylor's Crash Outs" podcast, she claimed that some players were so distracted by her presence they couldn't help but message her afterward via direct messages (DMs) on social media. Bacciocco stated her visit was for both football and atmosphere, noting a lack of focus among the team members during training camp. The Chargers have had a difficult start to their season with an 0-3 record, leading to speculation about various factors affecting player performance, including distractions at training camp.

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Topics

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Subjects

Chargers ORG · 4× Jaiden Bacciocco PERSON · 2× Justin Herbert PERSON · 2× Madison Beer PERSON · 2× Bacciocco PERSON · 1× Herbert PERSON · 1× Madison PERSON · 1× NFL ORG · 1× the Los Angeles Chargers ORG · 1×

Narrative

She was there, as she explained during an appearance on the "Kaylor's Crash Outs" podcast earlier this week, for the football and the vibes.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-30
🔮 She claims several of the Chargers players were distracted by her and couldn't help but slide into her DMs after the visit.

Claims (24 extracted, 1 hedged)

Some of the blame belongs to the new offensive coordinator, the offense as a whole and, of course, the quarterback. asserted
Some → belong → course
There were signs in training camp that the team wasn’t locked in. asserted
team → be → camp
I'm not even talking about Herbert's participation in the NFL's obvious girlfriend propaganda campaign. asserted
I → talk → campaign
People are trying to blame Madison for that and for the slow start, but the blame is not on her. asserted
blame → try → her
She's been showing up every week. asserted
She → show → ?
The Chargers as a team haven't and, as I mentioned, the signs were there in training camp. asserted
signs → have → camp
She paid the team a visit during training camp and noticed the lack of focus firsthand. asserted
She → pay → focus
She was there, as she explained during an appearance on the "Kaylor's Crash Outs" podcast earlier this week, for the football and the vibes. asserted
she → explain → football
She claims several of the Chargers players were distracted by her and couldn't help but slide into her DMs after the visit. uncertain
several → claim → visit
"I actually went to the Chargers training camp, and this was so funny," Bacciocco said. asserted
Bacciocco → go → camp
"After we left, like six of them DM'd me after. asserted
six → leave → me
" What were these players thinking? asserted
players → think → What
Why else would a reality TV star show up to training camp other than for the football and the vibes? asserted
star → show → football
If the players were focusing on football, they wouldn’t have ended up in her DMs. asserted
they → focus → DMs
"I made a TikTok with some of them, and then they followed me. asserted
they → make → 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,'" she continued. asserted
she → continue → ?
And then the next day, I was blocked by one of them, and I was like, 'Oh, okay. asserted
I → block → them
I guess you probably have like a girlfriend or something.' asserted
you → guess → girlfriend
You're not getting Jaiden Bacciocco caught up in your drama. asserted
Bacciocco → get → drama
Also, she's looking at the DMs and noticing when you "like" block her and stuff, but she's not answering those messages. asserted
she → look → messages
She said, "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." asserted
you → say → girl
There you have it, case closed. asserted
case → have → it
There were others not giving everything they had to football during training camp. asserted
they → be → camp
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