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So When Does NFL Season Really Start?

by Eamonn Brennan

I agree with MJD: It starts on Sunday.

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Oh, sure, tonight’s great. Real-life professional football is something NFL fans have waited eight interminable months for. We’ll take what we can get. But Sunday is what the NFL is: All day viewing sessions, unhealthy food, alcohol, and fantasy. That’s the NFL, baby.

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