"Lamar Jackson's my bastard son": Samuel L Jackson makes bold claim about Ravens QB on Jimmy Kimmel's show

Samuel L. Jackson (right) made a bold claim about Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (left). (Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images/ Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
Samuel L. Jackson (right) made a bold claim about Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (left). (Credit: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images/ Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

Quarterback Lamar Jackson has a fan in actor Samuel L Jackson. The latter was a guest on Wednesday's episode of ABC's late night show, "The Jimmy Kimmel Show."

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Jackson said that since he calls Atlanta home, he does support the hometown team, Atlanta Falcons. He then said that his actual fandom lays with the Baltimore Ravens and went on to make a bold, yet hilarious, statement about Lamar Jackson.

"I can't not be a Falcon fan, but I cheer most for the Baltimore Ravens because Lamar Jackson is my [bastard] son. That's what everybody thinks, so I roll with that," Jackson said on "The Jimmy Kimmel Show."
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Jimmy Kimmel continued by asking Samuel L Jackson if people really think that he is related to Lamar Jackson. He said yes and that he has even seen side-by-side comparisons of himself at the 28-year-old on television in the past.

Samuel L Jackson didn't know his role in Super Bowl LIX halftime show until rehearsals

Actor Samuel L Jackson made a cameo in Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show. He played the role of Uncle Sam in the halftime show and on Wednesday night, he told Jimmy Kimmel that he was unaware of the significance of his role until he participated in dress rehearsals.

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Jackson: "I had no idea about any of that until we actually did dress rehearsals."
Kimmel: "That was the first time you knew you were going to be dressed as Uncle Sam?"
Jackson: "That was the first time I knew we were doing a revolution."
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He said he thought his role as Uncle Sam was just a play on his first name until he saw the American Flag being used as a prop as well. He realized that Kendrick Lamar and his production team were going for a revolution theme as part of the halftime show.

Samuel L Jackson wasn't the only celebrity appearance in Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Tennis champion, Serena Williams also made an appearance and dance in one segment of the halftime show.

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