Daniel Ricciardo has made no secret of the fact that he likes the NFL. His growing infatuation with American football has been growing exponentially in the last few years. But the NFL fan in Ricciardo got hit hard as one of the GOATs of the league Tom Brady decided to retire. The F1 star driver has expressed his thoughts on Brady’s retirement which is this time “for good”.

Speaking on the Unlapped podcast by ESPN, Daniel said, “This one nearly hit more or harder. I don’t know.” The Aussie driver stated how it is hard to deny Brady’s GOAT status. After all the 7-time Super Bowl has got the statistics vouching for the same. Ricciardo further stated that despite being an NFL newbie, Brady’s final bow has left him in two minds.

Daniel further said, “I watch as many [NFL] games as possible. So watching some games as well this year, you kinda got the feeling that it was probably going to happen with [Tom] Brady. It’s hard because you pull your life into it and walking away from something that you have so much success in as well. It was sad like it’s happy sad but it’s still sad.”

Danny Ric has become a big fan of the Buffalo Bills. The Honey Badger has got some real passion for the sport as he also follows college football. Ricciardo follows the Texas Longhorns at the college level besides being a Bills fan.

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Recently, Ricciardo also joined several NFL fans praying for Bills player Damar Hamlin’s recovery. Daniel was quite moved and constantly hoped for Hamlin’s well-being last month. Such has been his passion that got ignited at one of the Super Bowl games. And to date, the Honey Badger has been an avid NFL fan in both happy and sad moments.

Why and How did Daniel Ricciardo become an NFL Enthusiast?

It was the 2020 Super Bowl game that spiked the interest of Daniel Ricciardo to a new height in the NFL. Being such a highly passionate athlete, Daniel could not resist becoming an avid NFL fan after that game between the Chiefs and the 49ers.

Ricciardo once also explained how he loves the American way of sports. The Australian had cited how he loves the passionate culture the US fans have developed about sports. Be it the NBA, NFL, or the NHL, every league gets a huge influx of passionate and die-hard fans. Daniel perhaps resonated with this level of fandom and sporting passion.

Year by year, his fandom for the NFL has also grown a lot. Even for the Buffalo Bills, Ricciardo has visited their practice sessions and watched several games in the last few seasons. Danny Ric also loves to hang out with Bills quarterback Josh Allen during his visit to the Bills’ arena.

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So naturally, being such a passionate NFL fan, Daniel Ricciardo will be feeling sad about Tom Brady hanging up his helmet. He would have enjoyed watching the final chapters of Brady’s illustrious career in recent years.