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NFL to use pink penalty flags -- as suggested by 11-year-old fan -- for Dolphins-Jets game on Sunday

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Marlboro, NJ Boy Made Recommendation in Letter to Commissioner Goodell

Pink penalty flags will be used in Sunday’s Dolphins-Jets game -- the final weekend of Breast Cancer Awareness month -- at MetLife Stadium.

The idea was suggested by 11-year old Dante Cano of Marlboro, NJ, a fifth-grade student at Asher Holmes Elementary School, in a letter (right) to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.

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This is an interesting development. Pink penalty flags for Breast Cancer Awareness month. After thinking about this for a bit, I wonder why this isn't a permanent thing. Players wouldn't over-pink their uniforms and the flags would be a subtle, but noticeable change. I am for it, although I don't like having breast cancer awareness associated with intentional grounding. But I think it's a pretty neat idea and we'll see how it looks.
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New 49ers fan flag revealed last night is pretty interesting

What do you think of the flag?

Over the summer, there was a contest that wasn’t well publicized that asked fans to design a flag for their favorite football team. This is a cool concept to get the creativity of the fans involved. And surprisingly, a good portion of these turned out pretty well.

CHECK OUT THE FLAGS HERE

Looking at the 49ers flag, the one thing that I don’t like is that the flag doesn’t feature the “SF” logo. Instead it features the team name wordmark. The “SF” is way more iconic and it stands out.

But here are some things I do like. The sunset is a great touch because if you’ve gone to Candlestick Park, Journey’s “Lights” is played after every game.

“When the lights go down in the city / And the sun shines on the Bay…“

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NFL Launches Inaugural NFL Fan Flag Challenge

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32 Fans to Win Trips to New York to Participate in 2012 NFL Kickoff On Sept. 5 Fans May Enter Contest at NFL.com/fanflags through July 15

In anticipation of training camp, the NFL is asking fans to get Back to Football by showing their team spirit and creativity through the inaugural NFL Fan Flag Challenge. The NFL and all 32 clubs are asking fans to help inspire the design of the team flags that will help kick off the 93rd NFL season. 

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For all the creative people out there, this might be a good one to tackle.