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Super Bowl week has jumped the shark

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LAS VEGAS — Earlier this week, a reporter at the Super Bowl asked San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy the following:

“There are pictures of you and Lee Harvey Oswald circling around the internet right now. People think you two look alike. Have you ever heard that before?”

Purdy looked confused. He shut his eyes when Oswald’s name was mentioned and then tried to stay as poised as he does when facing a pass rush. His expression conveyed the obvious: What the heck is this?

“I haven’t,” Purdy said.