“Ted Lasso,” famed fictional head soccer coach, is back for Season 2 of his show this July, and the coach didn’t waste any time pouring cold water on Jets fans eagerly awaiting a new era of football.
Played by Jason Sudeikis, Lasso is a former college football coach who finds himself coaching AFC Richmond, a Premier League soccer team, and he’s got jokes. Oh, he’s got jokes. In the Season 2 trailer released on Tuesday, Lasso’s side-splitting humor is on display, with an epic roast of the Jets closing out the preview.
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“Back home, if a team was playing poorly, we don’t call them unlucky,” Lasso says. “What do we call ’em?”
“New York Jets.”
Extremely salty Jets fan voice. Very funny, guys.
The “Ted Lasso” series sprung to life after Sudeikis portrayed the character in a series of commercials for NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage in the early 2010s. The series has been released to critical acclaim, with Sudeikis winning a Golden Globe for his portrayal of the character.
The Jets, on the other hand, are still searching for their first bit of hardware since Super Bowl 3 more than 50 years ago, and are hoping new head coach Robert Saleh and a new QB selected in the 2021 NFL Draft will bring them another fresh Lombardi Trophy.
It’s a shame the Super League is already DOA. That would have made great material for Season 3.
