{"id":51362,"date":"2017-02-07T16:29:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T22:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=51362"},"modified":"2017-02-08T12:35:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T18:35:28","slug":"who-are-you-wearing-nfl-fans-explain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/who-are-you-wearing-nfl-fans-explain\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are you wearing? NFL fans explain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Giuliana Allegrotti<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Reporting from Houston<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[soundcloud url=&#8221;https:\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/306613063&#8243; params=&#8221;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;450&#8243; iframe=&#8221;true&#8221; \/]<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/02\/super-bowl-li-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Super Bowl LI\" width=\"190\" height=\"195\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"dropcap\"> At NFL Experience, the hub for fan activity at Super Bowl LI in Houston, most fans roam around dressed in their favorite NFL teams\u2019 paraphernalia. You may see t-shirts that say \u2018Rise Up\u2019 in support of the Atlanta Falcons or \u2018this girl loves Tom Brady\u2019 for the New England Patriots; hardly anyone at the George R. Martin Convention Center in downtown Houston remains neutral.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fans also rock their favorite NFL jerseys and they\u2019re not reserved for just the teams competing in the Super Bowl. To find out what jerseys I saw at NFL Experience and why people decide to wear, say, a Case Keenum jersey, listen here. <\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: At the NFL Experience, held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, fans model their favorite NFL jerseys. The group of women on the right features Julio Jones, Matt Ryan, and Devonta Freeman jerseys. 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