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Baltimore Ravens won a ticket to the divisional round of the playoffs with a home win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wild Card Saturday. Lamar Jackson dominated the Steelers’ defense, and helped them register a 28-14 win. Watching Lamar run the offense impressed fans as the Ravens QB totalled 175 passing yards and two passing touchdowns, along with 81 rushing yards on the ground. One particularly famous fan took to social media to share his elation over Lamar’s performance as well.
Here's Why Falcons Fan Samuel L. Jackson Cheered For Eagles QB Lamar Jackson
The award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson who’s best known for portraying Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe donned a Lamar Jackson-inspired hoodie in his post that read "In L We Truzz". Of course, that's a nod to the Ravens star quarterback. Samuel’s gesture surprised fans as he is known to be a long-standing supporter of the Atlanta Falcons.
In fact, the honorary Oscar winner appeared in a cinematic tribute to the Falcons this September. “The challenges come at you fast and they come at you furious… never more so when their names are Kelce and Mahomes,” he says in the opening.
During the segment, Jackson also recalled selling concessions at the Falcons’ former Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium home in the sixties, Atlanta being his home town. So, fans were a tad surprised to see Jackson cheering for the Ravens this year.
Samuel L. Jackson performs at Atlanta's Georgia Dome before the Falcons-Eagles match in 2011. Source: Getty
Early this year, the QB shared that he had reached out to the MCU actor for a voiceover gig in a children’s cartoon. After publishing a children’s book Jackson has shown interest in being a part of a children’s cartoon by providing voiceover. And he has already reached out to Samuel L. Jackson to help him land a gig, considering the actor has extensive voiceover experience.
“I wanna do a children’s cartoon. I wanna do a voiceover or something… I think I reached out to Samuel L. Jackson because I have seen him doing something like that. So I’m like, ‘Man, help me get in the door to do a voiceover for something animated, with children or something like that’,”
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