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Grand Theft Auto Online is a game that touched numerous lives. Its success is so evident that despite its launch in 2013, it is yet going strong nine years later. The game is also a big source of stable income for Rockstar games and publisher 2K games.

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With this immense popularity, it does not come as a surprise that personalities like LeBron James play this game and thoroughly enjoy it.

For a more personal experience, the Grand Theft Auto Online community even started creating their own Role Playing (RP) servers where they can have their own set of rules and play the roles they desire to their heart’s content.

National Football League’s Philadelphia Eagles are Grand Theft Auto Online fans

Recently it was revealed in The New York Times’s latest report that this online game has been the way for the NFL team Philadelphia Eagles to blow some steam. They explained that GTA Online is their way to just occupy themselves once they are done with football.

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It was also revealed that the most avid gamers amongst the team members are safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson and running back Kenneth Gainwell. Both of them are said to have their own GTA online roleplaying servers. And both of them are also avid streamers of the game too.

C.J. Gardner-Johnson is so dedicated to streaming Grand Theft Auto Online that he even spent over $10,000 on a streaming setup.

When asked about it, Gardner-Johnson even went on to say “It’s kind of like our secret sauce.” Outside Linebacker Haason Reddick added, “It just builds a friendship at the end of the day.”

The players also said that after all the practice and weightlifting, they try not to spend downtime as football players.

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The Eagles currently hold the best record in the NFL

Philadelphia Eagles currently hold the best record of 10-1 in the National Football league and the fact that they are dedicating their success to Grand Theft Auto Online is a big deal.

USA Today via Reuters

They have new players that are gradually making a strong impact on the field and they have Jalen Hurts as their quarterback who ranks in the top 10 in the whole league. Any way they see it, fans only see the team heading for greatness. And if GTA Online is helping them clear their heads in between games, fans would say that the “Secret Sauce” works!

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