{"id":26862,"date":"2021-09-24T13:52:33","date_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=26862"},"modified":"2021-09-24T13:52:33","modified_gmt":"2021-09-24T17:52:33","slug":"epixr-to-premiere-nfl-icons-docuseries-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/24\/epixr-to-premiere-nfl-icons-docuseries-video\/","title":{"rendered":"EPIX(R) to Premiere &#8220;NFL Icons&#8221; Docuseries [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26863\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nfl-9-24-2021-05049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nfl-9-24-2021-05049.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/nfl-9-24-2021-05049-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>Premium network EPIX today announced the premiere of NFL Icons, a new eight-episode docuseries from NFL Films. 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