The only aspect of Fox Sports' NFL coverage more
annoying than Terry Bradshaw is Cleatus, the animated robot designed to keep
viewers entertained while the network rattles off its list of sponsors each
Sunday. Perhaps sensing football fans' contempt for the character, Fox has unveiled a
new promotional clip for Keanu Reeves' upcoming remake of The Day the Earth Stood
Still, in which the alien robot Gort hands Cleatus a thorough beatdown on the gridiron.
For those eternal optimists who think this might
spell the end for the Fox NFL Sunday mascot, don't count on it. Cleatus has
proven more durable than Brett Favre, surviving past drubbings from
both Iron Man and the Terminator.
Now, if only Gort can do something about Michael Strahan...