The Bizarre Way Ninja And Doc Ended Up At The Super Bowl

By now, you have in all probability heard about yesterday’s Tremendous Bowl contest between the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The ageless Tom Brady and the Bucs came out on top by a rating of 31-9, wrapping up what’s been a very unusual 12 months for the NFL. As a result of ongoing pandemic, loads of NFL video games this season had been performed without many fans in attendance, which pressured the league to get artistic with issues like crowd noise. This was additionally true for the Tremendous Bowl, which streamers Ninja and Dr Disrespect attended — however not in the best way you would possibly anticipate.

So far as Ninja goes, the well-known Fortnite streamer definitely seemed to have a reasonably good seat on the massive recreation. He wasn’t truly there, although; as a substitute, a cardboard cutout of his likeness was plopped down in a chair alongside a bunch of others, presumably to provide the looks of a packed stadium. Dr Disrespect additionally had a presence on the Tremendous Bowl, although his, too, got here within the type of a cardboard cutout. It is protected to say this model of the Doc was doubtless quieter than the actual one would’ve been. In case you had been watching the sport on TV, there’s an opportunity you even caught a glimpse of him.

So why the cardboard replacements? As talked about, the NFL tried to stick to social distancing measures this 12 months, and that continued on via the Tremendous Bowl. More often than not, the stadium internet hosting the massive recreation is crammed to the brim with folks. Tremendous Bowl 55, nonetheless, solely had roughly 25,000 fans on website.

In line with CNN, the NFL discovered an attention-grabbing approach to put a constructive spin on the state of affairs. A slew of stars received their very own cardboard cutouts simply as Ninja and Dr Disrespect did. Nonetheless, the league additionally had cutouts paying tribute to “some veterans and army personnel, well being care staff as nicely, most cancers survivors, [and] youth and highschool soccer gamers.” And others who wished to attend the sport in spirit may ship $100 and a photograph with the intention to safe a seat for his or her cardboard doppelganger. The cash followers despatched in was donated to a company known as Feeding Tampa Bay.

It is value noting that really attending the Tremendous Bowl wasn’t unattainable for these prepared to spend the cash. Tfue apparently managed to score a box suite for the sport, so maybe Ninja or Dr Disrespect may’ve carried out the identical had they needed to. It appears the 2 streamers as a substitute determined to play it protected this 12 months, watching from house whereas their cardboard copies took within the motion. Perhaps subsequent 12 months Ninja and the Doc can share nachos whereas watching a 44-year-old Tom Brady win his eighth Super Bowl.