On Sunday night, the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship to reach the Super Bowl for the first time since 2012. Ahead of kickoff, 49ers quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo sat down with Erin Andrews for a pre-game interview.
As several eagle-eyed Paris Saint-Germain supporters pointed out, Jimmy-G, as he’s known, was wearing a PSG x Jordan hooded sweatshirt throughout the interview.
@PSG_inside @PSGTalk @MarcDamon1 pic.twitter.com/oIDRjQhlY4
— milantheboss (@PSG_BUFFALO) January 19, 2020
It’s unclear whether or not Garoppolo is a PSG supporter or if he simply likes the sweatshirt, but we’re going to claim him as one of our own anyway even if he’s not the first pro athlete named “Jimmy” to support Les Parisiens.
The best part about seeing an American athlete wearing anything PSG related is to see all of the Premier League fanboys freak out at the prospect of someone not falling in line and supporting an English club. Several others questioned Garoppolo’s decision ahead of such a critical game citing PSG’s failures in the UEFA Champions League.
What is happening
— Henry C.J. Jackson (@henrycjjackson) January 19, 2020
Jimmy Garappollo is wearing PSG gear.
We need to introduce this guy to the Premier League or Bundesliga— Sean (@ShineSp4rk) January 19, 2020
Jimmy G is wearing a Paris Saint-Germain hoodie for the interview with Erin Andrews. F*** #PSG. Now I really hope the Niners lose. #BoycottQatar #QSG #Packersvs49ers
— Justin 🇺🇸 (@justintowine) January 19, 2020
Jimmy G wearing a @PSG_English sweatshirt right before the biggest game of his career, what could go wrong? #choke
— Josh Schwartzman (@JSchwartz94) January 19, 2020
Jimmy Garoppolo setting himself and the 49ers up for an incredible choke job by wearing a PSG hoodie. pic.twitter.com/lZhDSSt6Ng
— The18 (@the18com) January 19, 2020
It’s incredible how an NFL athlete wearing a shirt with “Paris Saint-Germain” on it during a pre-recorded interview can trigger so many people.
With the new PSG x Jordan collection set to be released soon, this could all be a marketing ploy by the club and Nike/Jordan to get the collection in front of as many people as possible. It certainly created some noise on social media.
In recent weeks, we’ve also seen NBA stars Zion Williamson and Carmelo Anthony wearing the collection, but both of them are Jordan athletes. PSG’s fourth kit with the Jordan branding will be unveiled ahead of an NBA game in Paris on January 24.
#PSG will unveil a new 4th shirt on January 24th ahead of the first NBA match to take place in Paris.
👇🏻 This is reportedly the shirt. A thing of beauty. pic.twitter.com/NBdRf7mGap
— Robin Bairner (@RBairner) January 14, 2020
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