the "NFL on Fox's" enormous robot that enjoys playing football. Cleatus, a CGI robot, has become the recognized mascot for FOX NFL Sunday, transcending its association with Fox to become a symbol ...

No one outside Fox knew where the robot–named Cleatus–came from ... Since its launch in 1986, Fox had wanted an NFL broadcast contract, because it would bring a certain legitimacy to the ...

FOX's NFL graphics -- such as the ones above for Aaron ... He’s also the man who invented "Cleatus," the FOX Sports robot ("That’s gonna be on my tombstone," he joked).