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Carl Weathers Will Still Appear in FanDuel Super Bowl Commercial

Actor Carl Weathers, who died last week, will still make an appearance in FanDuel's Super Bowl commercial after some adjustments are made

The popular thespian, who made a name for himself in the “Rocky” movies and the Disney+ series “The Mandalorian,” among other projects, has long been associated with online sports-betting company FanDuel ‘s Super Bowl work. Weathers had appeared in teasers for FanDuel’s Super Bowl commercial, which will focus, as it did last year, on a live real-time look at former NFL great Rob Gronkowski’s attempts to kick a field goal. After consulting with Weathers’ survivors, the executive tells Variety, FanDuel intends to make some changes to its commercial that will be appropriate, but, Sneyd says, “the family has been very supportive that they would still like to see Carl in the work.”

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