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Real-life ‘Cleatus’ mascot is here, is terrifying

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES, CLEVELAND.

by Bill Hanstock
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Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

Fox’s beloved football mascot, Cleatus, usually only exists in CG form. Occasionally, however, they let him out of his cage.

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Please keep him in his cage, NFL.

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