Ryan Allen Sutter (born September 14, 1974) is an American television personality, firefighter, and former football player. He is the winner on the first season of the dating-competition reality-TV show The Bachelorette, chosen by inaugural star Trista Rehn. Sutter, a Colorado firefighter, and Rehn were married in a televised wedding on ABC on December 6, 2003.Prior to his time on the show, Sutter was a college football defensive back with the Colorado Buffaloes football team, and played briefly for the National Football League.