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Mega fast-food chain Wendy’s savagely roasts Julian Edelman

Wendy’s showed no chill in this public roasting of former Patriots receiver Julian Edelman.

It’s a great thing former New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman is a good sport because the social media team for the fast food chain Wendy’s gave him the burn of a lifetime.

A full-on roast was in session on Thursday with Wendy’s taking aim at the three-time Super Bowl champion.

And it was absolutely brilliant (sorry, Jules).

Wendy’s is the roasting queen on social media, and Edelman found himself a victim on Wendy’s National Roast Day.

“Which generic slot receiver who would be irrelevant without Tom Brady is this again? Let me guess, you have a podcast, too? Fun-sized Pat McAfee,” said Wendy’s.

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Replying to @julianedelman big talk from a guy under 6ft #nationalroastday

♬ original sound – Wendy’s

“Fun-sized Pat McAfee” is without question a burn for the ages.

But then again, McAfee is one of the hottest talking heads in the game right now. Once you sift past the initial sting, there might be a half compliment hidden in there somewhere.

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Q&A: Reggie Miller predicts the team most likely to choke during March Madness

Reggie Miller on remembering Craig Sager every March, the silliest bets he made with his Pacers teammates and why one Indiana team should be worried this month.

There are few truer signs that March has arrived than Reggie Miller popping up in a Wendy’s commercial.

For the fourth consecutive year, Miller is the face of the Wendy’s March Madness ads, and as he continues to film the spots there becomes more of an emphasis on the “madness” portion behind the scenes. Sure there’s a script, but it’s more of a rough guideline.

“I would say it’s 70-to-75 percent is ad-libbed,” Miller said. “We just came up with it right then and we did it.”

So yes, when you see the NBA icon correcting a server on how to approach him or dancing his way around the set during every media break this month, that’s all Reggie.

Not that it should be a surprise at this point. Few players in basketball history have embraced the spotlight like the Hall of Famer.

“I started with like, the MC Hammer. I did the Running Man. I did the windshield wiper is like it was just silly,” Miller said of his dance moves. “We were just doing crazy stuff. The dancing is good, but it’s the timing of the reactions of the actors [Chris Kleckner, Bill O’Neil, Kathryn Feeney and Willie Earl Jr.]. That’s what’s so brilliant about it. It’s never a dull moment when we’re on set.”

Much like his fictional self in the commercials, Miller plans on spending all of March glued to his TV watching the bracket play out. And because he isn’t calling any of the tournament games he’ll get to watch as many of them as he pleases.

Miller spoke to For The Win ahead of the tournament to dish on his Final Four picks, which team is getting bounced early, the dumbest bets he made with his Pacers teammates and why he rocks Craig Sager Air Force 1s during March.

This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.