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UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER September 4, 2007 Nike at first wanted to use New England as the defense LaDainian Tomlinson carved up in his commercial that debuted last month. Tomlinson told them, No. Don ' t use New England or anyone like that. But when he showed up for his Nike commercial shoot in May, he could only bury his head in his hands. They had Chicago jerseys, he recalled yesterday, ...
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LaDainian Tomlinson Nike Ad Was Originally Supposed to Show the Patriots on Defense
FanHouse — ... But why were the Bears chosen as the defense in that ad? It turns out that Nike originally planned to show Tomlinson running through the Patriots' defense, and Tomlinson asked them not to. But apparently he didn't specify another team, and the Nike marketing people picked the Bears, who play the Chargers in Sunday's opener. ...

No Friggin’ Lenience
Uni Watch — ... . … That Nike commercial featuring LaDainian Tomlinson running wild on the Bears defense wasn ...

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