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What happens in Vegas will be a major news distraction that\u2019s bad for the NFL, two Super Bowl sportscasters predicted this week.<\/p>\n

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Something big and bad is bound to happen in Vegas this week, Joe Buck forecasts, and he’s glad he won’t be there when it happens. (Image: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ESPN\u2019s<\/em> Joe Buck said that \u201csomething\u201d will happen to distract the players and fans from the big game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday and that it will be \u201ca mess.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s going to be some story, there\u2019s gonna be something that happens because it\u2019s Vegas, and it won\u2019t stay in Vegas,\u201d Buck said during a Monday appearance on \u201cThe Opening Drive<\/a> on 101 ESPN<\/em> in St. Louis. \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be a big something that happens.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Buck wouldn\u2019t elaborate on what that big something will be.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think that is going to be a mess in my mind,\u201d he said, adding that he\u2019s happy he won\u2019t be in Vegas to see it happen personally.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not that way,\u201d he said. I\u2019m not looking for the Maxim party and going out all night. It\u2019s just not my thing, and then you combine that with Vegas….\u201d<\/p>\n

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Boomer Esiason registers his objections to Vegas with reporters in the Super Bowl press room. (Image: X\/@mickakers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OK, Boomer<\/h2>\n

CBS Sports<\/em> analyst Boomer Esiason had essentially the same impending sense of doom when asked what Las Vegas brings to the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrouble,\u201d he told a reporter in the press room on Tuesday. \u201cYou know, they did keep (all the leagues) out of here all those years for a reason, when you think about it \u2026 before all this gambling became legal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Esiason came to sportscasting after a long career quarterbacking with the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, and Arizona Cardinals, saying, \u201cWe\u2019re playing with fire, almost.\u201d<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m loving every minute of it,” he said. “But I\u2019m not playing, and I\u2019m not distracted. I would have kept them in Arizona myself. Keep everybody out of here until the game. Get them here on the morning of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

Already this week, Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Janarius Robinson was arrested on the Las Vegas Strip on suspicion of DUI, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n

What Happened in Phoenix<\/h2>\n

Even without Vegas, trouble seems to find the Super Bowl. Last year, when the Chiefs beat the Eagles, 38-35, at State Farm Stadium, headlines focused on lewd comments allegedly made by former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin toward a female employee of a Marriott hotel.<\/p>\n

Irvin was temporarily pulled from the NFL Network\u2019s<\/em> Super Bowl coverage. He later brought a $100M defamation lawsuit against the hotel chain, which was settled out of court, according to the Dallas Morning News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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