Rising up in Europe, soccer was the popular sport of Josephine Skriver’s nearest and dearest. However upon her transfer stateside, the 28-year-old mannequin fell in love with American soccer, the Raiders, particularly.
“After I came visiting to America, shortly after, I began noticing folks doing a tailgate — I truly went to an Eagles sport and a Giants sport — I simply love that entire tradition round soccer,” Skriver, who hails from Denmark, not too long ago instructed The Put up.
“After which I met my fiancé [Alex DeLeon], who's a third-generation Raider fan, and he’s like, ‘Have you ever met the Raider fan base?’ And I used to be like, ‘OK, present me.'”
DeLeon, whom Skriver’s been engaged to since 2018, delivered, providing to observe previous Raiders video games with the Joja activewear creator, together with the 2001 AFC Divisional Spherical playoff matchup between the Raiders and Patriots, a.ok.a. the “Tuck Rule” sport.
In the course of the January 2002 sport, Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson tackled Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, leading to what seemed to be a fumble, recovered by the Raiders. Officers decided it was an incomplete move, with Brady showing to tuck the ball into his physique.
Though Skriver stated she’s nonetheless “fuming about” what occurred throughout that sport, her focus has been on the Raiders’ triumphs this season, which included a playoff berth. When Las Vegas clinched a Wild Card spot within the playoffs in early January, Skriver witnessed the additional time thriller towards the Chargers.
“I’m simply so proud that we made it so far as we did with every thing we needed to overcome,” Skriver stated of the Raiders, who noticed head coach Jon Gruden resign in October amid an explosive e mail scandal.
In the course of the AFC West showdown on Jan. 9, Skriver hosted a “Married to the Sport” tailgate occasion, celebrating the partnership between 1800 Tequila and the Raiders. She sipped on an 1800 Pirate Paloma, which is among the model’s official cocktails with the crew.
“That was such a enjoyable day particularly as a result of while you transfer groups to a brand new metropolis it takes just a few video games to essentially get everyone located and getting that tailgate feeling from the Raiders stadium in Oakland over to the Raiders stadium in Vegas,” she stated of the crew’s transfer to Sin Metropolis. “And that was in all probability the primary week once we have been all like, ‘Oh wait, that is truly taking place.’ It’s slowly coming again to that Black Gap feeling.”
Skriver was additionally impressed by the fan turnout on sport day at Allegiant Stadium, generally known as the Dying Star.
“That sport with 1800 was one of many craziest video games, as a result of not solely had the followers lastly realized to be quiet once we play, yell when the opposite performs, however I’ve by no means seen us present up like that. We name it a black-out sport, which implies 99 % of the followers understood that and confirmed up in all black,” Skriver shared.
The sport went all the way down to the wire, with Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson nailing a 47-yard subject aim as time expired, sending Vegas to the postseason. Skriver stated the elation she felt postgame caught along with her for a while.
“I barely bear in mind leaving the sport trigger it went from like explosion once we lastly received the final kick, it become one massive occasion and that prime I've lived on for a very long time,” she stated.
Though the Raiders have been bounced out of the Wild Card spherical by the Tremendous Bowl-bound Bengals final month, Skriver is aware of her crew’s future is shiny.
“I actually love the crew now we have, and I feel we’re simply lacking just a few items, however I additionally know budget-wise, I don’t know if that’s potential, this offseason goes to be a rollercoaster,” Skriver stated as free company looms, with new head coach Josh McDaniels and common supervisor Dave Ziegler — each previously of the Patriots — now on the helm.
“I do suppose we're just a few proper performs away from actually making it far, but it surely’s not a simple league, with [Chargers quarterback Justin] Herbert, with [Chiefs quarterback Patrick] Mahomes, and now there are rumors that Aaron Rodgers may transfer, I imply, our league is just not simple, so issues need to play proper.
“I actually hope that we consider in our guys as a result of the spirit that's on this crew, and the sensation you get, their crew spirit proper now could be simply insane.”
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