Britney Spears spent a good chunk of 2006 in the gossip pages.



The NFL is trying to stay out of them.

A report in the New York Daily News says the league has turned down the pop star's request to be featured in a Super Bowl commercial to promote the NFL Network.

The spot is supposed to be an all-star celebrity cast showing up for Chad Johnson's Super Bowl party and features the likes of L.L. Cool J and country band Rascal Flatts.

Spears good pal Paris Hilton is also expected to appear, although she hasn't signed a deal yet, according to the paper.

The paper's insider didn't spare Britney's feelings when giving the NFL's reasoning: "She's too much of a train wreck. Besides, we already have Paris
Hilton..