Being of Mexican descent, I'm glad to see the league do something to acknowledge its growing Latino fan base and pay tribute to Latino players present and past.

How many of you knew that Tony Romo's real name is Antonio, and that he's a third-generation Mexican American?

It was nice to see the Seahawks bring back Efren Herrera in Week Three to honor the occassion and the salsa band was good. And in San Francisco Sunday, the 49ers put on a halftime show that featured low riders, mariachi and Mexican folkloric dancers.

Some of that could be called stereotypical, but I appreciated the effort.

A common misconception is that Latinos in the U.S. are into just soccer or boxing or baseball. But speaking as someone who knows, a lot of us sports fans are really into football, too.

On a side note -- and on the subject of Latinos in sports -- I saw a couple of Mariners rushing to catch planes at SeaTac Airport today after I arrived from San Francisco. I wished Horacio Ramirez the best, despite all the criticism he took this year, and said hello to Adrian Beltre. I guess those guys couldn't get out of town fast enough after the baseball season came to end.

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