After France-Ireland (2-0), Antoine Griezmann invited himself for a few moments on beIN Sports for the opening meeting of the new NFL season. But the Mâconnais did not bring luck to his favorite team.
A big NBA fan, Antoine Griezmann rarely misses the opportunity to go see a match in the United States when he has free time, particularly in New York, to watch the Knicks or the Brooklyn Nets play. But the midfielder of the French team is also a big fan of the NFL, and in particular of the Kansas City Chiefs, whose Super Bowl victory he celebrated last February.
As the famous Griezmann triunfo en el #SBLVII 🤩🔥
¡CHIEF DE CORAZÓN! 🫡#ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/VOvvH9KFRL
— Chiefs Mexico (@ChiefsMexico) February 13, 2023
On the night of Thursday to Friday, it was precisely the big resumption for the NFL season and the Chiefs, defending champions, welcomed the Detroit Lions. On this occasion, Griezmann made a surprise appearance on beIN Sports, live. Around 4 a.m., following the French team’s match at the Parc des Princes against Ireland (2-0), the 2018 world champion invited himself into the cabin alongside Lionel Buton and Marc-Angelo Soumah.
Staying for a few minutes, Griezmann had time to talk about his passion for the NFL but his arrival turned into a disaster for the Chiefs. While Patrick Mahomes and his teammates led 14-7 at the start of the third quarter, and had the opportunity to increase their lead, the opposite happened. A pass released by receiver Kadarius Toney allowed the Lions to intercept the ball and immediately equalize by scoring a touchdown (14-14). And the Chiefs ended up losing to the Lions (20-21).
😂 ‘ after the France – Ireland match to comment on an NFL match LIVE!#bein Sports #NFLextra pic.twitter.com/Kr7R0BvOCs
— beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) September 8, 2023
Note that Griezmann, on this action, recalled the fact that Toney was in limited training in recent days, which may explain his very bad match. You really have to follow Chiefs news assiduously to be able to have this information, which shows that “Grizou” is not just an alleged fan who follows the NFL or the NBA from quite a distance, but a real keen.
The surprise arrival of Antoine Griezmann who came to bring luck to the @Chiefs !
1 minute later, Pick 6 from Brian Branch and equalization of @Lions 😂
Ah Bravo 🙏 🏈#NFLextra pic.twitter.com/G9pPl9hLNE— LIONEL BUTON (@LioButon) September 8, 2023
