To be fair, that’s the kind of thing you’d say isn’t it? I mean if you were hired for a new job wouldn’t you casually stretch your previous enthusiasm for their products or services? I mean if he really was that’s great, I’m just saying there’s not a lot of evidence I’d actually trust. In reality do I care one way or the other? Not at all.
It's not made up. This is from 2011. People were talking about him being a Jets fan a while before they signed him. https://jetswire.usatoday.com/2016/...as-former-jets-hall-of-fame-rb-curtis-martin/ This article mentions him idolizing Martin and it's from 2016.