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Anime followers, rejoice. You might have a champion ultimately, preventing in your title on Soccer Night time in America. He’s Jamaal Williams, Naruto fan and self-declared “First Swagg Kazekage.”
Williams, the Detroit operating again, busted out the intros of all intros for the Lions’ season finale in opposition to hated rival Inexperienced Bay. In a showcase recreation like Sunday (or Monday) Night time Soccer, the producers let the starters introduce themselves, normally by title and alma mater. Williams, (who in reality went to Brigham Younger College) wore a customized headband — engraved with the Detroit Lions’ emblem — and revealed that he’s the “First Swagg Kazekage,” a title he claimed all the way in which again in July.
Maybe much more fascinating about this specific headband is the truth that it has a slash by way of the symbol. Usually, which means the Shinobi has left their village for one motive or one other. Now, the Sand village’s story doesn’t precisely line up with Williams’ time in Inexperienced Bay, so it doesn’t seem to be he’s evaluating himself to Gaara, however the concept of him utilizing the image of the exiled Shinobi the week earlier than he performs his former staff, then altering to a brand new headband that has the Lions emblem on it, is fascinating and enjoyable nonetheless.
Moreover, he’s the “chief of the Hidden Village of the Den,” which feels like a play on the Lions’ nickname, in addition to the non-canonical addition of Detroit to Naruto’s record of Hidden Villages. Williams has worn Naruto headbands earlier than, most just lately in a postgame locker-room scrum after the Lions pounded Chicago 41-10 on Jan. 10. In that look, he wore the hourglass emblem of the Hidden Village of Sand.
Jamaal Williams (@jswaggdaddy) is a treasure.He would not care if Aaron Rodgers talks trash in regards to the Lions. He simply desires to play soccer and go dwelling and play Pokémon. And do not you dare mispronounce Pokémon. pic.twitter.com/Q0W7UtOGjt— Jeanna Trotman (@JeannaTrotmanTV) January 2, 2023
Sunday night time, he carried the ball 16 instances for 72 yards dashing — and two touchdowns, to interrupt the single-season franchise report held by none aside from hall-of-fame tailback Barry Sanders (and Madden NFL’s first cowl star). After the sport, in a remarkably touching second, he devoted the efficiency and victory to his great-grandfather, who just lately handed at age 92.
After which he lit the Packers and their media-fed bandwagon proper the hell up.
“We the Detroit Lions. Cease enjoying with us. I don’t even watch TV, however I heard all people already picked the Packers over us. Cease enjoying with us. That’s all I gotta say, man. Don’t let these tears idiot you. It’s all dawg round this mug.”
Detroit didn’t make the NFL playoffs. Their destiny was sealed earlier than kickoff when the Seattle Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams. However the victory did safe the staff’s first profitable season since 2017. And extra importantly, the Lions took Aaron Rodgers and the Packers out of the playoffs, with their gloriously spiteful 20-16 triumph.
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