<P> For its 2006 debut on ESPN, Williams, Jr. re-recorded the MNF opening theme with an all - star jam band that included among others Brian Setzer, Little Richard, Questlove, Joe Perry, Clarence Clemons, Rick Nielsen, Bootsy Collins, Charlie Daniels and Steven Van Zandt . The 2006 telecast generally began with a cinematic tease produced by Rico Labbe, Michael Sciallis and Jason Jobes . It was during one of these teases that Barack Obama spoofed his announcement for the 2008 Presidential candidacy in favor of his hometown Chicago Bears in their game against the St. Louis Rams . </P> <P> That year, the tease was followed by the show open produced by Los Angeles - based The Syndicate called "Transformation". It features computer - generated imagery showing a city being transformed into a football stadium and passers - by on the street turning into players, coaches, fans and officials set to an updated orchestral treatment of the "Heavy Action" theme song . The sequence began every week with a different celebrity walking down the street, picking up a glowing football helmet with the ESPN logo on the side and saying, "I'm ready for some football! Are you?", thus beginning the transformation process . Celebrities for 2006 included Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew Fox, Hugh Hefner, Paris Hilton, Spike Lee, Ashton Kutcher, Samuel L. Jackson, Ludacris, Jack Black, Kiefer Sutherland, James Belushi, Ben Stiller, Tyra Banks, Carmen Electra and Eva Longoria . </P> <P> In addition, celebrities returned in full force to the booth, though this proved to be the major criticism of ESPN's first MNF season . On the opening weekend, Arnold Schwarzenegger, another celebrity - turned - California governor, was in the booth at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California; before that, Jamie Foxx appeared at FedExField in suburban Washington, D.C. Following them, celebrity appearances included NBA basketball superstar Dwyane Wade, Basketball Hall of Fame player Charles Barkley, NASCAR Cup Series driver Jeff Gordon, comedian Jimmy Kimmel (whose opening words to Joe Theismann were "how's the leg?"), actor Sylvester Stallone, film director Spike Lee, hip hop artist Jay - Z, and MNF theme singer Hank Williams Jr . </P> <P> ESPN scaled back to only one opening tease for the 2007 season . Williams Jr. and the all - star band returned, only this time they played in a "juke joint" set on a country road . The lead singer arrives in a GMC Yukon truck (GMC paid for product placement) with the license plate "BOCEPHUS", which is Williams' nickname . The Syndicate's computer - generated tease was dropped and replaced by short pre-taped films focusing on a team or player in the game . Some of them have featured actor Jamie Foxx . </P>

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