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Disturbing: Punxsutawney Polamalu Predicts 6 More Weeks of Football

Feb 2, 2010 – 5:00 PM
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Today is Groundhog Day. And six more weeks of winter is riding on whether Punxsutawney Phil emerges from his burrow and is spooked by his shadow.

I suppose it was only a matter of time before some clever marketing exec got the swell idea to make Punxsutawney Phil something other than a groundhog. And his cause something more interesting than winter.

That's right, people, it's Punxsutawney Polamalu, quite possibly the creepiest commercial you'll see during Sunday's Super Bowl.


Via truTV's web site, "NFL FULL CONTACT reveals the sides of football the game day cameras never show, providing the ultimate look at what goes on behind the scenes of the National Football League. Every episode lets you eavesdrop into the tense and chaotic world of making a professional football game run smoothly and features crucial events of the 2009-10 pro football season..."

And, apparently, what it would be like to be a groundhog.

Out of Bounds' Rick Chandler makes a good point: "They turn down the Mancrunch.com ad, and approve this? I think you'll agree that mini Polamalu is much more horrifying than a stadium full of kissing men."

Good news: Polamalu seems to be fully recovered from the knee injury that kept him out most of the 2009 season, so there's that.

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