Newly engaged Jeremy Reaves looks back on a year full of changes.

Just hours after Commanders security popped the question to his girlfriend Mikaela Worley following Washington’s decisive playoff win over the Falcons on “Sunday Night Football,” Reaves penned a heartfelt message to his bride-to-be, thanking her for it she had “spit life into me”. in harrowing times.

“A year ago I was at one of my lowest levels. A year later, you helped me be my best again!” Reaves, 28, began on Instagram.

“Every time life tore me apart, you built me ​​back up and breathed life into me! You carried the load when I couldn’t on some tough days (all that PA school definitely helped, lol!). God doesn’t make mistakes and He gave you to me when I needed you most! More than 8 years of friendship, a lifetime! I meant it when I said 5life! I love you, Mikaela R Worley PA-C.”

Reaves concluded most with the Bible verse Proverbs 18:22.

Reaves, an undrafted free agent out of South Alabama, has played for Washington since 2018, when he joined the team’s practice squad in September of that year after being released by the Eagles.

His 2023 season ended early after he underwent surgery to repair a partially torn ACL.

Reaves, who earned his first Pro Bowl nod for the 2022 season, took one knee at Northwest Stadium after Washington sealed its 30-24 overtime home win over Atlanta.

“That thing burned a hole in my pocket,” Reaves said afterward, according to ESPN.

Worley, a physician’s assistant, was Reaves’ “crutch” as he recovered from the torn ACL.

“You can tell a lot about someone when they go through the worst and how they deal with it,” he said.

“I went through the worst last year when I tore my cruciate ligament. Couldn’t do anything, couldn’t be my own boss and she was the crutch there when I couldn’t do it myself.”

With Sunday’s Week 17 win, the Commanders — led by first-year head coach Dan Quinn and rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels — reached the postseason for the first time since 2020.

Washington is 11-5 heading into its season finale against the Cowboys on Sunday.