Nickmercs is among the most celebrated streamers in the community. The star streamer has had an eventful first half of 2023. From being surrounded by a lot of controversies to witnessing one of the happiest moments of a man’s life, Faze Nickmercs was on a rollercoaster this year. Now, as the creator moves past the controversies, an ex-NFL legend shared a fan moment and sent him some love.
Johnny Manziel, the famous Quarterback and ex-NFL superstar, shared a heartwarming video that featured Nickmercs. The American footballer left the streaming community thrilled after the feature went viral across all the platforms. It turns out Manziel might have a favorite title that he likes to watch on stream, preferably with a special someone at his side.
Johnny Manziel never misses Nickmercs streams!
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The popular Twitch streamer was doing his regular Apex Legends gaming stream when this happened. Through an Instagram story, the footballer shared a glimpse of him casually watching the stream. “Are we locked in? We locked in”, the latter was seen chatting up with the adorable watch partner in the frame. He also captioned the story with, “We never miss a tripod stream. Peace and love only.”
Johnny Manziel casually watching Nickmercs on Apex Legends pic.twitter.com/EgIUdg2kRv
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It isn’t the first time Manziel has publicly expressed his love for Nickmercs and his streams. The ex-NFL star is a huge fan of the FPS giant Apex Legends. Excited to see the two icons share their love for Esports, the community went on to point out a few more glaring similarities between them.
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Both of them have been through a lot of complications in their personal life in the past few months. Sadly, the football star was met with an unfortunate end to his NFL career. After the quarterback’s decision to move on from the NFL world, he had been living a silent life. But with the latest story, the latter has come into the gaming community’s spotlight.
Arguably, Nickmercs is the finest player of the game in the community today. Hence, fans hailed the quarterback for his pick. The story has also sparked a lot of fan desire to watch these two elites together in collaboration. Although a long shot, the high demand does give us some hope. It will be interesting to see if we are able to catch the duo together on a stream someday.
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Manziel’s video is an example of how the Apex Legends fandom goes well beyond the Esports community. A lot of iconic celebs have publicly mentioned their liking for the game. Talking about NFL stars, Martellus Bennett is another renowned player to have developed a craze for Apex Legends.
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