Originally appeared on E! Online .

Braxton Berrios is always rooting for Alix Earle .

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Even though the NFL star wasn't able to watch his girlfriend compete live on Dancing With the Stars ' season 34 premiere Sept. 16, Berrios made sure to send Earle his love from afar.

"I honestly haven't really had a chance to talk to him yet," she exclusively told E! News correspondent Will Marfuggi after the ABC show. "But he texted me a screenshot that he voted for me — most important."

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The 24-year-old added, "He's very sweet and always supportive, so [I'm] excited to talk to him later."

Berrios not only posted his voting receipts to his Instagram story — joking tha

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