"I can’t stop thinking about Carson Steele owning an alligator named Crocky-J," one fan wrote Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Carson Steele's pet alligator Crocky J was made famous during the NFL season opener between the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night.

Even down to the nonsensical name that Steele gave his alligator, Crocky-J. “He kind of represents me, especially a kid from the Midwest coming to L.A. with blond hair, doesn’t look like he ...

It only made sense that Carson Steele and Crocky-J made their NFL debut together. Steele was 6 years old, missing both of his front teeth, when Crocky-J arrived at the front door as a gift from ...