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The NFL is back with last night's start of the regular season. Truth is, though, it never left. People never stop talking football on the sportstalk stations and around the office.
And yet, baseball is still referred to as the "national pastime." That should change.
Besides, when's the last time you saw a cool commercial with a baseball theme?
Playing the part of the invisible defense was the actual New England Patriots defense. *
(h/t: Ad Freak)
In other football news, a new study shows former NFL players are at least three times more likely to die of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's or Lou Gehrig's disease.
* - this is a lie.
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