Eminem at a Lions game in October 2023.Photo:Marshall Mathers/Instagram
Marshall Mathers/Instagram
Eminemis proud of his hometown NFL team, the Detroit Lions.
Despite a tough loss to theSan Francisco 49ersduring Sunday’s NFC Championship game, the Detroit native, 51, is proud of how his team played this season.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter,the “Lose Yourself” rapper wrote, “So proud of the @lions. Thanks 4 an amazing season!!!! We’ll b back!!!”
Eminem supported his team during Sunday’s conference final and at multiple Lions games this season as Detroit enjoyed a successful season – their first in decades. Sunday’s appearance in the NFC Championship game was Detroit’s first since Jan. 1992.
The Lions got in another touchdown, but it wasn’t enough, and the 49ers pulled off the comeback win 34-31. Next,San Francisco will take on the Kansas City Chiefsat the Super Bowl on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas.
One week before the rapper attended the NFC Championship, Eminemjokingly called out Lions head coach Dan Campbelland asked him to put him in the game.
“Yo, Dan, I’m reporting. I’m going to report. Third quarter,” the rapper said in avideo shared on Instagram. “I’m reporting, offensive line, eligible receiver. I’ll be the quarterback, the entire line, [the] offensive line. And the receiver, I will throw it to myself and score a touchdown. In the third quarter. Just give me a uniform. Or at least just a helmet.”
He added, “I’m gonna be there that night, I will suit up, and I will score us the winning touchdown.”
Eminem; Dan Campbell.Kurt Krieger/Corbis via Getty; Nic Antaya/Getty
Kurt Krieger/Corbis via Getty; Nic Antaya/Getty
In October, Em shared his love for the Lions with his daughter,Hailie Jade Scott, when thefather-daughter duo watchedtheir beloved NFL team defeat the Carolina Panthers.
The “Rap God” artist shared photos on social media of himself and Hailie, 28, at the October game, and also posted a video of him cheering on the team set to his 2002 hit “Lose Yourself.”
“Detroit strong!!! 💪💪💪🦁🦁🦁let’s f—in gooooo!!!!” he captioned the post.
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Hailie shared moments from the game to her own Instagram feed, including a solo shot of her standing in a Lions hat with the field in the background.
TheJust a Little Shadypodcast host, whom Eminem shares with ex-wife Kim Mathers, also posted video of her fiancé Evan McClintock waving a Lions flag — and poked fun at a recentviral Taylor Swift momentin her caption.
Hailie captioned the post, “football, family & seemingly ranch 🏈,” referring to a photo of Swift, 34, in Travis Kelce’s suite at the Sept. 24 Kansas City Chiefs game, in which she was posing with a plate of chicken tenders and two sauces. A popular X account called@tswifterastour re-shared the photowith the caption, “Taylor Swift was eating a piece of chicken with ketchup and seemingly ranch!”
source: people.com
