Although Justin Turner is a member of the Red Sox, the player’s NFL fandom isn’t with the Patriots.
Turner, a California native, admitted in an interview with Peacock’s Ahmed Fareed and Jensen Lewis that he’s a Dolphins fan and began rooting for the Patriots’ divisional foe began when he was 10 years old.
“The Rams and Raiders both left LA,” Turner said ahead of Sunday’s Red Sox game. “At the time, this movie came out that was pretty popular called ‘Ace Ventura.’ So, a fan of Snowflake, a fan of the Dolphins, huge fan of Dan Marino.