Hayden Panettiere seems to have a thing for athletes, particularly of the New York Jets football player variety. Just one week after being spotted out and about with Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, the 21-year-old actress was photographed leaving Mel’s Diner in West Hollywood with Scotty McKnight, 23, a wide receiver for the Jets.
According to a source, it is McKnight not Sanchez that Panettiere is dating. The teammates have been friends since childhood.
“I’m a huge Jets fan and became very good friends with Mark and his buddies,” the actress told Us Weekly on June 2nd. “I’ve always been that girl who has a lot of dude friends. I’m into sports so we have a lot in common.”
Panettiere recently split from Ukrainian boxer Wladimir Klitschko after two years of dating.
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