Season 26, now in its final days, featured all the right elements.
Ridiculously cute former contestant with a pro athlete background?
Former NFL playerClayton Echardhad appeared on the previous season of “The Bachelorette.”

Then, it was Evans' turn.
“I don’t think I can get past these things,” she said (viaUs Weekly).
Now, Echard is speaking out.

As reported byUs Weekly, Echard said during the podcast interview that he regretted his immature behavior.
“I raised my voice to her.
I was grasping at straws,” he said.
“I was trying to find anything that I could at that point to get her to stay.
Like, I just wanted her to give me a chance.”
“I don’t believe that now,” he added.
“I didn’t believe it the next day, but I believed it in that moment.”
The accusation that really hurts, though, is being called a “gaslighter.”
“It doesn’t make sense,” he said.
“Now I see it.”