"MNF" still "special thing".(Monday Night Football)

From: The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) | Date: November 4, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

Byline: Danny O'Neil

Nov. 4--Linebacker Julian Peterson would recognize the man. It's the name, however, that escapes him.

You know, the guy who asks if you're ready for some football every Monday night. Well, he doesn't actually ask that question so much as he bellows it.

"I don't even know my man's name," Peterson said. "But if I see him on the street, I'd definitely know who he is."

And even if Peterson didn't have name recognition of Hank Williams Jr., the fact he could pick him out says something about the clout that "Monday Night Football" wields within an ...

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