Eric Decker and his wife Jessie James Decker have a new piece of art for their home.
The Jets wide receiver and his country singer wife bought some art created by a homeless veteran named Stacey Williams at a charity event in Manhattan. Decker purchased the picture, which depicts a woman with an afro sleeping peacefully, after James pointed it out.
"It's a beautiful piece, but my wife makes the decisions about art," Decker told Page Six. "I am looking forward to the NFL Draft."
The Jets ended up selecting linebacker Darron Lee in the first-round of the NFL Draft on Thursday with the No. 20 overall pick. It marked the seventh straight draft Gang Green picked up a defensive player.
At 6-foot-1, 232 pounds, Lee is undersized for his position, but makes up for it in speed.
"The game is more about speed now," Jets coach Todd Bowles said, according to ESPN. "It's not a big, power game like it used to be. You need a lot of faster guys. We've got enough bigger guys down there to where we need a guy who can run around."
As for Decker and James, they were attending a charity event hosted by online mattress company Leesa Sleep and ArtLifting, an online art marketplace for homeless and disabled artists, according to Page Six.
Decker, 29 and James, 28, have become very acclimated to the New York life after the receiver spent four seasons with the Broncos and then signed a five-year deal with the Jets, which enters Year 3 in 2016.
The couple was married in June 2013, had a daughter, Vivianne Rose in March 2014 and then had a son, Eric Thomas, this past September.
The receiver had a better year with the Jets in 2015 than he did in his first year, hauling in 80 catches for 1,027 yards with 12 touchdowns. Part of his success had to do with Brandon Marshall coming in to take over as the top receiver, and Ryan Fitzpatrick having chemistry with both receivers.
Fitzpatrick is currently embroiled in a contract standstill with the Jets, but Decker is hopeful his receiver will return to the fold.
"I love Fitzpatrick," Decker said recently, via the Wall Street Journal. "Would love to get to work with him if he is going to be the quarterback of this team."
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