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The National Football League will honor the United States of America’s 250th birthday later this season with a special ball and field decor.

The pigskin, which will begin to be used in the final week of the season, will feature the word “America” with the number 250 in a red, white and blue ribbon.

The league also said there will be special end zone insignia, along with commemorative coins for the referees throughout the playoffs, including Super Bowl LX in the Bay Area.

There also will be a celebration at the NFL Draft in Pittsburgh.

“The NFL is proud to participate in celebrating America’s 250th anniversary,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a news release. “The story of the NFL reflects the story of America, and the American spirit

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