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Controversial Hank Williams Jr. brought back to sing Monday Night Football theme

ESPN says they are bringing back country star Hank Williams Jr. to sing the Monday Night Football theme.

The Worldwide Leader parted ways with Williams in 2011 after he make some remarks about former President Barack Obama following a golf outing.

Williams’ new version of the theme will debut on Monday, Sept. 11 before the game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings.

“I think it’s a return to our past in that it’s such an iconic song associated with football,” Stephanie Druley, ESPN’s senior vice president of events and studio production, said via USA Today.