Monday, October 11, 2010

Guinness signs "The Bus"

CINCINNATI - JANUARY 8: Jerome Bettis #36 of the Pittsburgh Steelers rushes against Deltha O'Neal #24 and Kevin Kaesviharn #34 of the Cincinnati Bengals during the AFC Wild Card Playoff Game at Paul Brown Stadium on January 8, 2006 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Steelers won 31-17 and will play the Indianapolis Colts in the Divisional Playoffs next weekend. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
You probably only know Guinness beer as the one to avoid, because its full of calories. Well Guinness is now making a push to be a major presence in the NFL by signing Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis. Guinness challenges fans to share their most athletic moment of courage and character with the winner sharing a week in Dallas with Bettis at the NFL Superbowl 2011.

Guinness has never been a staple of NFL football due to it European roots and high caloric content. Well, now the company is pushing to make a splash in the money making football arena with a spokesman who is not exactly the specimen of physical fitness. When the GAP needed a fashion icon, they hired Sarah Jessica Parker, and now Guinness needs an NFLer and they got "The Bus!"

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