“Who are you rooting for?”

“The G-D Jets.”

With that line from the film “Big Daddy,” New York Jets fans were gifted another dandy of a pop culture reference. The star of the movie, Adam Sander, knew exactly what he was doing.

After all, he is, indeed, a fan of the team, which is precisely why he received flak for a certain decision he made at Super Bowl LX.

Thanks to a particular camera angle from the NBC broadcast team — with commentary from Mike Tirico — Sander appeared to be wearing a New England Patriots cap.

“Adam Sandler, supporting the Patriots, as per usual.”

Believe this is literally the first time in my life I’ve seen the Sand Man supporting the Patriots. Isn’t he a Jets fan? pic.twitter.com/hzYNXvc9xI

— Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) February 9, 2026

This, of course, could not stand in Jets land.

Upon further review, however, Sandler wore a Super Bowl hat with both logos clearly visible.

Unfortunately, the damage had already been done. After all, what’s the digital sports media world without insane overreactions in real time? Hey, when the entire industry rewards those who are quick to hit the send button, what else can one expect?

In any event, Sandler even released a video in which he mentioned the Jets potentially playing in Super Bowl LXI before the game even kicked off. Granted, his “yeahhh” of a punctuation took on more of a sarcastic movie tone, but nevertheless, he made sure not to leave his team out in the cold.

Unfortunately for Sandler, the Jets’ Super Bowl LXI odds aren’t exactly stellar. Then again, neither were the New England Patriots at this time last year.

Could a mind-bending turnaround occur under Aaron Glenn and company? Those who claimed Sam Darnold would soon be a Super Bowl championship quarterback, just a few years ago, would have been strapped to a flat chair with zipties around their wrists and ankles.

At the end of the day, this story is par for the course. It’s yet another example of a rush to judgment on one of the busiest sports days of the year.

Then again, some diehard fans argue that a fan wouldn’t even consider wearing a hat featuring a different team — even if it is generic.

No matter, though; Sandler is surely taking it in stride.

Interestingly, “Big Daddy” was released in the Summer of 1999, following the 1998 Jets’ near-championship run. Although the movie was most likely shot during that run, Bill Parcells had already turned the team around in 1997.

In other words, things had already turned for the better when the G-D Jets quote was born. Yet, much like this particular rush-to-judgement social media story, the damage to New York Jets fans had already been done.

Hey, Adam Sandler is a New York Jets fan and wasn’t born yesterday. He grasps his NFL fandom reality pretty well, is our best guess.