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NFL players roast lackluster NBA Slam Dunk contest

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Many NFLers were tuned in to Saturday night's NBA Slam Dunk contest and were disappointed with the results.

After 2016 dunk contest winner Zach LaVine and runner-up Aaron Gordon thrilled audiences last year, this year's crop of contestants left much to be desired.

Here's what some NFL players were saying on Twitter as they watched the competition unfold:

Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson also used footage of the sleep-inducing contest to get a shot in at an NFL top-100 players list that didn't include him.

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