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  • Secret Service recruitment ad to be played inside Superdome ahead of Super Bowl LIX kickoff 

    Secret Service recruitment ad to be played inside Superdome ahead of Super Bowl LIX kickoff 

    The U.S. Secret Service is expected to play a recruiting video for NFL fans inside the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans just before Super Bowl LIX kicks off on Sunday night, Fox News Digital has learned. 

    The minute-long ad, produced by award-winning American director Michael Bay, will only be played by the NFL inside the stadium, which has a capacity of 83,000.  

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    President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents after being shot at a campaign rally. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

    The video obtained by Fox News Digital began with compelling scenes of American history. 

    “America was founded on an idea of freedom. America has always stepped forward in time of need throughout our short but powerful history,” the narrator says. “We’ve been there for all of it.” 

    Scenes of American service men and women flash alongside scenes of infamous assassination attempts, including the 1981 attack on former President Ronald Reagan and President Donald Trump, who survived a July 13 assassination attempt after being shot in the ear during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. 

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    Sean Curran with Trump

    Donald Trump, surrounded by Secret Service agents, is seen with blood on his face after being shot in Butler, Pennsylvania. (Rebecca Droke/AFP via Getty Images)

    “Our heroes are humble. They have an inner pride to keep this idea alive. Protectors are born, they’re not made,” the narrator continues.  

    “America’s Secret Service protecting this Super Bowl is asking a few more to step forward.”

    The recruiting ad comes weeks after Trump nominated Sean Curran, the head of his personal Secret Service security detail, to serve as director of the U.S. Secret Service. 

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    Curran was one of several agents that rushed the stage in Butler to protect the president. 

    “Sean is a Great Patriot, who has protected my family over the past few years, and that is why I trust him to lead the Brave Men and Women of the United States Secret Service,” Trump said of his pick in a Truth Social post last month. 

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    Trump is due to become the first sitting president to attend a Super Bowl when he appears at the Superdome on Sunday to watch the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles. 

    FOX’s Super Bowl coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET. Coverage can be streamed live on Tubi for the first time. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET. 

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  • Trump says NFL’s new kickoff rule ‘actually makes football more dangerous’

    Trump says NFL’s new kickoff rule ‘actually makes football more dangerous’

    President Donald Trump is expected to be at Super Bowl LIX Sunday, and it appears he’s looking forward to it.

    If he does attend, Trump will watch the Kansas City Chiefs try to become the first team to win three consecutive Lombardi Trophies.

    On the other sideline will be the Philadelphia Eagles, who will be playing in their third Super Bowl in seven seasons. It’s a rematch of the Super Bowl two years ago, which Kansas City won 38-35.

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    The Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers line up for the opening kickoff at Arena Corinthians Sept. 6, 2024, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Wagner Meier/Getty Images)

    Trump gave a quick preview of the game on Truth Social, praising the “two great quarterbacks,” Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts; “an unbelievable running back,” seemingly Saquon Barkley; and “incredible coaching” from Andy Reid and Nick Sirianni.

    In the post, Trump also appeared to declare Travis Kelce the “best tight end … ever.”

    But he does want the NFL to go back to its old kickoff rules.

    “If they would only get rid of that really weird looking new Kickoff ‘deal,’ which actually makes football more dangerous, they would be doing everybody, especially the fans, a big favor,” Trump wrote.

    It was not the first time Trump has been critical of the rule. He wrote that the league should ditch the “ridiculous” rule shortly after winning the election.

    Former president Donald Trump attends a game between the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

    Donald Trump attends a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets in Latrobe, Pa. (Evan Vucci-Pool/Getty Images)

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    He also mentioned it as a point of contention when he appeared on the “Let’s Go!” podcast with sportscaster Jim Gray and former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.

    He wrote about it on Truth Social in early September as well.

    “I can’t believe the NFL is effectively getting rid of the always exciting Kick Off Return. Such an exciting part of football. What are they doing? BEGINNING OF THE END!” he wrote.

    The NFL is in its first season with its dynamic kickoff rule, which was essentially taken from the XFL. Players are unable to move until after the ball is touched or hits the ground.

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    All kicking team players are lined up with one foot on the receiving team’s 40-yard line, while the players on the receiving team can set up between their own 30 and 35, where at least nine players must line up facing the kicking team. 

    The new rules have ended surprise onside kicks.

    Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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