THE ROOKIE & THE VET!

TOM BRADY AND FELLOW NFL-ER COOPER DEJEAN ARE CAUGHT UP IN SOME AGE-GAP CONNECTIONS.

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THINGS got hot at a New Year's Eve party on the exclusive Caribbean island of St. Barths. As an onlooker took video, NFL GOAT turned sports commentator Tom Brady could be seen cozying up to the much-younger influencer Alix Earle. "They didn't care who was watching," a source tells Star. "Tom and Alix were all over each other. The PDA was off the charts." The 25-year-old "couldn't keep her hands off" the seven-time Super Bowl champ, 48, adds the source. "She was rubbing his back really affectionately and he kept leaning in, whispering in her ear." At one point, says the source, "it looked like they kissed."

Tom isn't the only NFL star making headlines for an age-gap romance. Cooper DeJean also appears to have met someone new. Rumors have been swirling for weeks that the Philadelphia Eagles defensive back, 22, is dating 20-years-older Nikki Garcia. "Cooper's definitely buzzing to have such a glamorous and high-profile lady in his life," an insider says of the Total Divas star. "He's a big fan of her WWE career and grew up crushing on her for the longest time, so it's hugely flattering — and kind of surreal."