 Cushing is married to his college sweetheart Megan Ohai, an athlete who had success in USC's women's soccer squad; they began dating just prior to Cushing's NFL draft.His sister-in-law is soccer player Kealia Ohai, who is married to his former Texans teammate J. J. Watt.Brian and Megan have two sons; one was born in 2012 and the other was born in July 2014.