Where does Shabazz Napier's Patriots fandom come from?
CBS News Miami reported the Patriots fandom from a WQAM interview, in which Shabazz Napier is quoted saying "I'm a diehard fan for the Patriots". The outlet's account is the only sourcing, so it stands as a reported fandom with the quote attributed to him.
It lines up with where he started out. Napier was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston on July 14, 1991, and grew up in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood. The Patriots play in Foxborough, in the same state. He also went to high school in Massachusetts, at Charlestown in Boston and then Lawrence Academy in Groton.
The Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, the year he turned 11, Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004, the year he turned 13, and Super Bowl XXXIX in 2005, the year he turned 14.
Questions people ask
What team did Shabazz Napier root for growing up?
He grew up in Boston's Mission Hill neighborhood, and CBS News Miami reported him as a Patriots fan, though the report does not say when that began.
What is Shabazz Napier's favorite NFL team?
The New England Patriots, according to CBS News Miami, which quotes him in a WQAM interview.
Is Shabazz Napier from Boston?
Yes, he was born in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston and grew up in Mission Hill.