The Los Angeles Chargers are within the closing stretch of the playoff push as they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, however a particular visitor may give them the motivational enhance they want after a slim loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs final week.
Choose Judy Sheindlin will function an honorary group captain for this week’s matchup the place she’s going to be a part of quarterback Justin Herbert and different group captains for the coin toss previous to kickoff at 4:25 p.m. ET.
However her look shouldn’t come as a shock to people who know head coach Jim Harbaugh.
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh responds to a query throughout information convention after defeating the Denver Broncos in an NFL soccer recreation Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Denver. (AP Picture/David Zalubowski)
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Harbaugh has overtly mentioned his admiration for Sheindlin in press conferences over time, and has repeatedly referred to as himself a fan of her legendary TV courtroom drama collection.
The previous Michigan soccer coach even appeared within the viewers of her present “Choose Judy,” in January 2015 alongside his father, Jack Harbaugh.
Choose Judy Sheindlin, the star of “Judy Justice” on Prime Video pictured with former Los Angeles Chargers tight finish Antonio Gates at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 15, 2024. (Fox Information)
“Jim Harbaugh is a power of nature. His enthusiasm for the sport and for all times on the whole is infectious,” Sheindlin informed Fox Information Digital forward of Sunday’s recreation. “I had the good pleasure of spending a day with Jim and his dad, a reasonably cute man himself. I’m positively a fan of the Harbaughs. They’re a one-of-a-kind household.”
For Harbaugh, the emotions are mutual.
Sheindlin stars on “Judy Justice,” which streams weekdays on Prime Video and is a winner of two Daytime Emmys. (Michael Becker for Prime Video)
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“It is going to be an unbelievable honor to share our sideline with Choose Judy. She’s been appointment tv viewing for my household for years,” he informed Fox Information Digital. “If we may simply get Choose Judy on The Supreme Courtroom, the world can be a greater place. Suffice to say, I am an enormous fan.”
This isn’t the primary time the legendary coach has made a push for Sheindlin to affix the Supreme Courtroom. In 2016, Harabaugh posted a message on social media encouraging former President Barack Obama to appoint Sheindlin.
“I urge President Obama to appoint to the Supreme Courtroom the clever and competent, Choose Extraordinaire Judith Sheindlin,” he stated on the time.
Choose Judy Sheindlin speaks at a marketing campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley at Exeter Excessive College in Exeter, N.H. on Jan 21, 2024. (IMAGN)
Sheindlin starred on “Choose Judy” for 25 years, earlier than transferring to “Judy Justice,” which streams weekdays on Prime Video and is a winner of two Daytime Emmys.
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A win on Sunday received’t safe a playoff berth for the Chargers as they dropped to the sixth seed within the AFC final week. They presently maintain the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Denver Broncos, however a victory over the Bucs will get them to 9 wins this season and one step nearer to the playoffs.
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