Seattle Seahawks star Kevin Norwood surprised his girlfriend by proposing to her in front of a packed hall full of spectators at her Senior Night gymnastics meet in Alabama on Friday . Norwood and Kayla Williams have been together for three years after meeting at the University of Alabama , where she is still a student . Wide receiver Norwood , who moved to Seattle last year and said that it was spending time apart from Kayla that had inspired him to propose to her . On bended knee : Seattle Seahawks star Kevin Norwood surprised his girlfriend on Friday night by proposing to her in front of a packed hall full of spectators at her Senior Night gymnastics meet in Alabama on Friday . 'Being in Seattle by myself and not knowing anyone and stuff like that , I just had more time to think to myself of what I really wanted in life , so that was pretty much the game-changer for me , ' he told AL.com . ' I 've known for awhile that I wanted to be with her and stay with her for the rest of my life . ' Norwood had started planning for the big moment months ago with the help of Alabama gymnastics coach Dana Duckworth . The NFL star handed out post-meet awards and posed for a picture with Kayla and Duckworth before getting down on one knee and proposing to Kayla to loud cheers from the audiance . A very surprised Kayla said yes . Friday night 's very public proposal was totally unexpected as Kevin is normally a much more reserved person . 'For him to do that in front of that many people was a surprise to me , ' said Kayla . 'That 's not how I expected it to happen . ' Norwood and Kayla Williams have been together for three years after meeting at the University of Alabama , where she is still a student . She said Yes ! The couple , who 've been together for three years , embraced to loud cheers from the crowd .
Kevin Norwood surprised girlfriend Kayla Williams by proposing to her in front of a packed gynamism at the University of Alabama on Friday . The couple have been together three years after meeting at the university . A year ago Kevin moved to Seattle and the distance seperating them inspired him to propose . Hide Caption