Jessica Simpson and boyfriend Eric Johnson are hitting it off. Too bad he's a former NFL player, which she hasn't had much luck with ... and still legally married! He also went to Yale, which is far more surprising to us given who he's dating. Anyway, he's separated from his wife, which we're positive Jessica is aware of. As such, the magazine cover below may be slightly misleading when it implies it has uncovered some sort of scandal. The guy is technically married, however.

Jessica began dating Eric Johnson, who filed for divorce from his wife of five years, Keri, in January, around five weeks ago. They met at her Beverly Hills' home. Friends introduced the tight ends at a party she had."Jess is definitely rushing into this," an insider says, noting they recently went to Jacksonville, Fla., to celebrate Eric's grandparents' 60th wedding anniversary!

When not hanging out with his entire family, Simpson and Johnson made time for some serious PDA at the modest, family-friendly Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. "Her hand was on his butt, and they walked slowly just to enjoy the moment. They looked cute," says an insider, who saw a "Do Not Disturb" sign on the door.

Shocking news there ... they didn't want a maid barging in. Friends fear Jessica Simpson has already altered her lifestyle for her New Age-leaning, yoga-loving fella: "Just shocked my system with a vegan diet, special Pu-erh tea from China and cupping since Friday," she Twittered on June 27.