George Karlaftis’ Girlfriend

Last Modified Feb 8, 2025 03:18 GMT
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George Karlaftis with his girlfriend Kaia Harris

George Karlaftis is a Greek American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2024 NFL season. The Chiefs selected him as the overall 30th pick of the 2022 NFL Draft. In his rookie season, he was named for the PFWA All-Rookie Team and won his first Super Bowl, recording two tackles for the team. The following season, the Chiefs again won the Super Bowl in a row, in which Karlaftis played a key role by recording five tackles and 0.5 sacks. Further, he achieved a career-high of 47 combined tackles and 10.5 sacks during the 2023 season (via Pro Football Reference).

Born in Greece, Athens, on April 3, 2001, Karlaftis spent his first 13 years in Athens, but after his father died in 2014, due to a heart attack, the family moved to West Lafayette, Indiana, in the United States. He joined the West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School as a multisport athlete, participating in track and field shot put events as well as football. After playing in the U.S. Army All-American Game in 2019, he graduated and joined Purdue University. He played his rookie season and was named for the second-team All-Big Ten. He was named for the latter in 2020 as well but tested positive for COVID-19 after playing three games. In his junior season, he was named for the first-team All-American and first-team All-Big Ten; he chose to forgo his senior years for the 2022 NFL Draft.

Who is George Karlaftis’ girlfriend?

George Karlaftis’ girlfriend is Kaia Harris, according to the Kansas City Star, as of February 2025. Harris is from West Lafayette, Indiana, and is an Olympic track and field athlete in discus throw. The couple went to Purdue University together after meeting at West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School. In June 2021, they formally announced their relationship on Facebook, and since then have been frequently spotted together.

George shared a few photos of himself with his girlfriend on Instagram on September 18, 2021. George shared images from the 2024 Super Bowl event in June on Instagram, in which the couple appears to be happy together.

What does Kaia Harris do for a living?

Kaia Harris graduated with a marketing bachelor's degree from Purdue University in 2022. As per her LinkedIn profile, she began working as a marketing assistant at OptoSigma in May 2019. After working for a year and two months, she joined a technical marketing intern at Caterpillar Inc. in May 2021 for four months.

In August 2021, Harris again joined OptoSigma as a marketing intern for nearly two years. In 2022, she joined the University of Missouri for a doctorate in law, which is slated to be completed by 2025. She also worked as a summer associate for two months at Husch Blackwell, a law firm, in 2023. She worked on several insolvency, bankruptcy, and education-related research projects at the firm located in Kansas City, Missouri.

Kaia Harris’ Social Media

Kaia Harris is available on the following social media handles:

  • Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kaia.harris/

  • Twitter (X) - https://x.com/KaiaHarris33

  • Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kaia.harris.6

  • LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaia-harris/

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FAQs on George Karlaftis

A. George Karlaftis' family moved to West Lafayette, Indiana, in the United States in 2014, at the age of 13, after the death of his father, Matthew, due to a heart attack.

A. George Karlaftis' average annual salary is $2.9 million, based on his four-year rookie contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, worth $11.9 million.

A. George Karlaftis went to Purdue University in 2019-2021.

A. George Karlaftis is of Greek nationality. He was born in Athens, Greece.

A. George Karlaftis stands 6 feet 4 inches or 193 cm and weighs 263 pounds or 119 kg.

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