FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                    CONTACT:
SUPER BOWL          1/28/02                                                   BRIAN McCARTHY, NFL, 504-636-5435
                                                                                              
MCCARTHYB@NFL.COM

                                                                                              STEVE ALIC, NFL, 504-636-5435
                                                                                             
ALICS@NFL.COM

           

FANS TO VOTE ONLINE FOR SUPER BOWL MVP

 

Votes on SUPERBOWL.COM Will Count 20 Percent
Towards Tally With Media Panel

 

Fans will have a say in determining who is named the Super Bowl XXXVI Most Valuable Player.

Beginning in the fourth quarter, fans may vote on the SUPERBOWL.COM MVP ballot for whom they believe is the Super Bowl’s MVP.

The fan vote will count roughly 20 percent with another 15 on-site media members representing the other 80 percent.

The MVP receives the Pete Rozelle Trophy and the world’s first reconfigurable luxury SUT, the Cadillac Escalade EXT.  Cadillac is the official vehicle of Super Bowl XXXVI.

The announcement will be made immediately following the game on FOX.

In a unique collaboration, the NFL will work with both Fox Sports, which will broadcast Super Bowl XXXVI, and SportsLine.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLN), the leading global Internet sports media company and publisher of CBS SportsLine.com.  The NFL and Fox Sports will team for cross promotion on air and share some content on both SUPERBOWL.COM and FoxSports.com.  For the second consecutive year, SUPERBOWL.COM is produced in partnership by SportsLine.com, which hosts and produces NFL.com year-round.

SUPERBOWL.COM is presented by Miller Lite,and is part of the NFL Internet Network, the most popular sports league property.

 

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