Darius Rucker To Compete In Madden NFL Bowl
Darius Rucker is one of country music’s most passionate football fans. This guy breathes football. While he is looking forward to this weekend’s Super Bowl, tonight (2/9), Darius plays in the Madden NFL Bowl (video game) along with Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill.
Rucker will also perform a late-night set for NFL executives and participants, along with Green Day, Big Boi, BRELAND, and Killer Mike.
He told us of his game plan this evening (2/9), “My strategy is to play man-to-man defense and try to run the ball a little to try to slow the game down. You know, a lot of guys come on and just throw it around, and that’s a great way to play, but I like to run it a little bit, see what happens, and then maybe you can break something big.”
He added, “I love Madden. It’s one of my favorite things. I’ve been playing since Madden 1, so it’s great to be playing the Madden Bowl again.”
A champion will be crowned at the event tonight (2/9) in Las Vegas at the House of Blues.
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As for the actual Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday (2/11), Darius told us, “The Chiefs and the 49ers are gonna be a great game. The funny thing is I don’t know who I think is going to win right now. The Chiefs have so much experience and have been there four out of the last six years and have done great things, but the 9ers are playing such great football also, so I don’t know who’s gonna win, but I hope for a great game.”
Super Bowl LVIII, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, February 11. It will air live on CBS.
Top Five Of Country Music's Most Passionate NFL Fans
5 - Kenny Chesney - Pittsburgh Steelers
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A native of East Tennessee, Kenny Chesney is a Tennessee Vols fan when it comes to college football, but when it comes to the NFL, he’s a lifelong fan of The Pittsburgh Steelers. While he has played Heinz Field (now called Acrisure Stadium) many times, he visited the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp in 2015 to watch his favorite team in action.
4 - Chris Young - Dallas Cowboys
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Chris, who was based in Texas and played there almost exclusively before hitting it big in Nashville, is a huge Dallas Cowboys fan. He was quite happy over the weekend (1/16) when his beloved Dallas Cowboys beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to advance in the playoffs. He was so pleased he posted a video on his socials from a trip to Hawaii to cheer his team on.
3 - Luke Combs - Carolina Panthers
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This North Carolina native loves his Panthers. He often wears Panthers gear on stage.
2 - Blake Shelton - Arizona Cardinals
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Blake loves the Arizona Cardinals and even took his then-girlfriend, Gwen Stefani, to a game in 2015 when they were dating. He always posts on social media about his team, and as they say, “He bleeds Arizona red.” The now-married couple went to another game of Blake’s fave team in November (2022) when his Cardinals played the Los Angeles Rams.
1 - Darius Rucker - Miami Dolphins
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Darius Rucker is definitely country music’s most passionate NFL football fan. He famously said that he has two seasons, “football season and waiting for football season.” A lifelong Miami Dolphins fan, he often sings that National Anthem at their games and did so this past September 2021 when the Dolphins played the Buffalo Bills. When he fronted Hootie and The Blowfish, he wrote the band’s biggest song, “I Only Want To Be With You,” in college when he was so upset that his Dolphins were losing, he started to cry, and his mother called him a baby. Rucker also has his own line of NFL wear.
