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NFL Beer Pong Table: NFL Unveils Line of 'Tailgate Pong' Table

by Jon Azpiri | July 30, 2009 at 03:29 pm

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The NFL has come up with what can only be called an innovative new line of league merchandise: NFL beer pong tables. While the league officially calls them Tailgate Pong tables, it's easy to see how the tables could be sued for the age-old drinking game.

As you can imagine, more than a few people are surprised that the NFL would lends its name to something associated with keggers. After all, this is a league that says they are doing their best to crack down on binge drinking at NFL games.

Consider this quote from an NFL spokesperson and HBO's Bryant Gumbel.

Milt Ahlerich: We have some stadiums that are putting in teams that do nothing but alcohol enforcement. They are roving the stands, standing outside the gates trying to see who is visibility inebriated on the way coming into the stadiums and catch them, exclude them, before they come in. I think that is pretty innovative.

Bryant Gumbel: “There’s a lot of possibilities here when we talk about the responsibilities of this .. How much of the responsibility does, or should, the league take?”

Milt Ahlerich: We have a strong strong interest in promoting responsible behavior in our stadiums

While the league may play coy and say that their product is an NFL Tailgate Pong Table and not a NFL Beer Pong Table, their Twitter account says otherwise. The Official NFL Shop recently tweeted about the product referring to it as an "NFL Ping (Beer) Pong Table."

Here are some NFL Beer Pong Table photos. It can all be yours for the low, low price of $129.99.

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at 12:16 on September 25th, 2009

Hrm very interesting. Does anyone really think that the NFL cares if people binge drink =/

Jason Polli (not verified)

at 08:06 on October 1st, 2009

These tables are not even available anymore on nflshop unless you look hard for them and why do people care.... why didnt anyone raise their hands in the air when they made:NFL FlasksNFL PitchersNFL Shot Glasses (i use mine each time the bills score - so im a light weight - haha)I did find the tables at www.nfltailgatetables.com - dont know if they just moved them here to keep separate. They even have that bean bag toss game too. I dont know but im still gonna grab a Bills Beer Pong table from them to put out and see what people say. :)