The NFL is in a strange situation.

The first Super Bowl happened in 1967. It was an exciting game between The Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The game was aired on both ABC and NBC, but for some odd reason neither of the networks kept a recording of the game. Even crazier: the NFL doesn't have it either.

The only known copy of Super Bowl I is a man named Troy Haupt from North Carolina. He told the New York Times in an interview:

"His father recorded it, and it's been sitting in the attic all these years."

Haupt tried selling the footage to the NFL for $1 million dollars, which a steal for them since this is the ONLY known copy. The NFL countered with a measly $30,000.

CBS stepped in and offered $25,000, an interview for a pregame segment during this year's Super Bowl, PLUS two tickets to the game itself.

Troy Haupt said he would take CBS's offer, but the NFL threatened to sue him if he sold it to anyone else, because it's "copyrighted footage."

So he will hold on to the tape until the NFL makes a better offer.

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