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Video: Seahawks mascot is the bigger a$$hole in ESPN face-off with Broncos’ Miles

In the run-up to Sunday's Super Bowl, we've posted about some of the friction caused by the match-up between the Broncos and the Seahawks, including the firing of a Tacoma teen after he wore a Demaryius Thomas jersey to work and a Washington senator's rude tweet about the Barrel Man...
By Michael Roberts
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In the run-up to Sunday’s Super Bowl, we’ve posted about some of the friction caused by the match-up between the Broncos and the Seahawks, including the firing of a Tacoma teen after he wore a Demaryius Thomas jersey to work and a Washington senator’s rude tweet about the Barrel Man. Now, Miles, the Broncos’ mascot, and Blitz, his Seahawks counterpart, are getting into it, too, in a new ESPN commercial. Neither behave in an especially mature manner in the spot, but in our completely unbiased opinion, Blitz started it! Check out the amusing clip below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBKX2RV3Ajw

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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