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Obama joins chorus praising Denver D — with a Chicago twist

Fresh off Tuesday's million-fan march, Broncos coach Gary Kubiak and defensive end DeMarcus Ware left the team's Super Bowl rally to take a phone call from President Barack Obama.

And it didn't take long for the POTUS to join the chorus heaping praise on Denver's defense — of course, with a shoutout to Chicago.

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"Mr. President, how are you?" Kubiak asked.

"Well, not as good as you," Obama said. "But I want to let you know that that's about as good a defense as I've seen since the '85 Bears.