NFL stars read pre–Super Bowl mean tweets about themselves for Jimmy Kimmel

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Super Bowl LII is on Sunday, and to get a weary nation ready for the big game, Jimmy Kimmel brought on current and former NFL players Thursday to read mean things people posted about them on Twitter. The football personalities handled their abuses differently. Terry Bradshaw refused to take his insult as an insult, Fletcher Cox hinted at a better slur, Amari Cooper flat-out rejected his jibe, Emmanuel Sanders tried to apply logic, and Peyton Manning didn't appear to think that his put-down was far off-base. Enjoy the good-natured abasement below. Peter Weber

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Peter Weber, The Week US
Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.