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NFL in Spanish irks some L.A. viewers

futbol-americano.jpgNBC is airing tonight's football game between the Jets and the Dolphins with some production graphics in Spanish. Those graphics and some commercials in Spanish have apparently sparked a bunch of complaints to KNBC in Burbank, and by commenters at the website of sports journalist Larry Brooks, who explains the Spanish is a promotion for Hispanic Heritage Month in the NFL.


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