Lil Wayne Explains Why He Supports the Packers Despite Being From New Orleans: “My Pops Went to the Game… He Came Back Home With Green Bay Everything “

The superstar American rapper Lil Wayne is known to be a die-hard Green Bay Packers fan. He never fails to support Packers games, especially during the playoffs. He was also present in the Lambeau Stadium when the Packers met the 49ers in the Divisional Round earlier this year. 

Surprisingly, the Grammy Award-winning rapper hails from New Orleans does not support his home team. The New Orleans Saints does not catch his fancy, and he does not have that connect with the team either. Though surprising, he had a story backing up his choice. 

During his recent appearance at the I AM ATHLETE podcast, former NFL wide receiver Chad “Ochocinco” Johnson got equally as curious about it. He asked Lil Wayne how come he is a Packers fan when he was born and brought up in New Orleans. Wayne revealed an interesting story behind it. 

Lil Wayne on his love for Green Bay Packers despite being born in New Orleans

“When I was coming up, the Saints was, you know, there was a real bad team,” Lil Wayne said. Clearly he had no passion towards his home team. “So it was kind of like we live in a city like that you know, you got to have that ultimate team,” he added. “You know how I go right. You gotta have that ultimate team.”

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“But now what happened was the Packers won the Super Bowl in the Superdome when in like 95′ (mistaken for 1997). Yeah, so my pops went to the game… He came back home with Green Bay everything, and so it was great. Brett had just made the cover Madden that year. So you already know, the team I’m gonna play with is I’m about to play with the Packers, and I became a fan from there.”

The Green Bay Packers were certainly the ultimate team Lil Wayne was looking for. And oh boy, that Brett Favre spell could make anyone fall in love with the Packers. His 1997 Super Bowl spell was clearly one of his the best campaigns ever. And the fact that Wayne grew up playing Madden with Brett Favre and Green Bay Packers, he grew a soft side for the franchise. 

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