New England Patriots Think Jimmy Garoppolo Looks Like Aladdin
By Phil Watson
Rookie quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo apparently bears a resemblance to a cartoon character, at least in the eyes of his New England Patriots’ teammates.
It can be cool when someone says you look like a movie star. When that movie star is a cartoon character — not so much with the coolness.
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rookie quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was the target of some good-natured fun by his teammates Friday, who replaced the kid’s nameplate on his locker to something different.
“Prince Aladdin.”
According to the Boston Herald, Garoppolo’s teammates tease him for his resemblance to the animated character.
Garoppolo didn’t notice the nameplate (or so he claims) until he was tipped off by a reporter. On the other hand, if he doesn’t know which locker is his at this point in the season, he might not be the guy you want flinging the football downfield for you.
According to the report, photographic evidence of the prank was impossible to get because players’ lockers are off-limits to being photographed by the media unless an interview is being conducted in front of one.
Oddly enough, Garoppolo declined a request to be interviewed … since that interview would have been for the express purpose of getting a picture of the nameplate.
The rookie said he had some ideas who the culprit might be, but did not know for sure.
On the positive side, his teammates don’t think he looks like the genie … or Princess Jasmine, which might just get … awkward.
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