Jessica Simpson ENGAGED To Eric Johnson

Jessica Simpson ENGAGED To Eric Johnson: Jessica's rep tells In Touch, "They are thrilled!" People also confirmed the news.

We weekly are reporting that Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson get busy on Thursday.

Jessica and Eric, a former NFL-er, began dating over the summer. In September, she tweeted, "I met a wonderful man. Damn I'm lucky!"

Nick Lachey announced his engagement to Vanessa Minnillo less than two weeks ago. Jessica said she "couldn't be more happy" for her ex-husband.