WASHINGTON – SEPTEMBER 3: Singer Aretha Franklin holds a football as she attends a media conference for the 2003 “NFL Kickoff Live from the National Mall” September 3, 2003 in Washington, DC. Thousands of U.S. military personnel are expected to attend a concert featuring Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Britney Spears, Aerosmith and Good Charlotte September 4 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Frank Micelotta/Getty Images)
