Well, after welcoming the new college football season last weekend, we got to see the NFL start its 2016-17 campaign on Thursday night, as the Broncos reminded everyone why head injuries are such a concern in American football these days.
But enough about concussions. Let's talk superheroes! Using NFL branding to market an animated kids' show seems like a no-brainer (see what I did there?). What we got a few years ago in NFL Rush Zone, though...well, it turned out weirder than I would have imagined. Being a fan of mascots who grew up in the 80s, I have fond memories of the old NFL Huddles toy line. The market-the-mascots approach seems like a good way to go, as far as I'm concerned. But instead of, say, an anthropomorphic Colt, we got, in the words of Kid Fenris, "an ambulatory Madball in a Colts helmet."
But who are we to judge? The cartoon lasted like four years. Here's a trailer...
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