Ed Sheeran’s NFL cameo sets internet, US Twitter alight

Ed Sheeran stole the limelight from the GOAT as Americans on Twitter were shocked to see the musician in an unusual setting.

It takes a lot to overshadow Tom Brady.

The NFL icon was back in action for Tampa Bay on Friday (AEST) as the new American football season got underway but it didn’t take long for an even bigger star to steal the limelight.

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Brady’s Buccaneers beat the Dallas Cowboys 31-29 and the internet lit up when the cameras panned to Ed Sheeran watching along from a corporate box with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

The NFL boss is no stranger to being roasted by fans in the US and it was no different this time around as punters questioned what the 62-year-old had in common with the tattooed 30-year-old musician.

When your disapproving dad tells his friend that his son is a “musician” and makes air quotes. https://t.co/O8cMxI70T7

— James Dator (@James_Dator) September 10, 2021

The Twittersphere went into overdrive at the sight of Sheeran and Goodell together, as they appeared on TV at the same time another man in their company was roaring with laughter.

Unsurprisingly, the internet had jokes.

US radio host Dan Graca tweeted: “Goodell rolling up the sleeves to look cool around Ed Sheeran.”

Shane Bacon added: “Would pay $8,000 for a transcript of what Roger Goodell and Ed Sheeran have talked about tonight.”

Podcaster Jake Brown wrote: “Ed Sheeran & Roger Goodell … what a strange duo.”

Football writer Amie Just said: “Roger Goodell and Ed Sheeran are hanging out together in a suite. Can’t imagine me typing out that sentence before this week.”

Sports presenter Olivia Whitmire tweeted: “Gonna be honest here Roger Goodell and Ed Sheeran side by side isn’t something I really expected to see but alright.”

ed sheeran looks like roger goodell's son who just came back from his first semester of college and has to take out student loans because he told dad that he switched his major to music

— The Smoking Musket (@smokingmusket) September 10, 2021

Originally published as Ed Sheeran’s NFL cameo sets internet, US Twitter alight