GNC’s Super Bowl dreams are dashed by the NFL

2017 will not, in fact, mark the Super Bowl debut of vitamin and supplements brand GNC after the NFL told broadcaster Fox “[GNC] may not air in Super Bowl or any NFL programming.”
That’s according to NFL Vice President of Communications Brian McCarthy, who said the message “was communicated weeks ago” and “is consistent with our policies that prohibit the advertising of supplements.”
Indeed, the decision was reportedly a result of a USA Today story that