Archive for January, 2012
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: The Coaches Show, Brian Billick, Marvin Lewis, Super Bowl XLVI
Want to know how a coach prepares his team for the Super Bowl? Listen in to “The Coaches Podcast” where Brian Billick and Marvin Lewis have the inside scoop on the Giants and Patriots from Indianapolis, and share their own personal Super Bowl experiences. Hear why the coaches think the Giants’ defensive line will be able to rattle Tom Brady and whether Rob Gronkowski‘s high ankle sprain will be a big factor in the Patriots’ game plan for Super Bowl XLVI. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Indianapolis Motor Speedway
A trip to Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a dream come true for any typical Southerner who grew up in racing-crazed North Carolina. At least that’s the logic I assumed my bosses used when they sent me off to the Super Bowl media party Tuesday night.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Antrel Rolle, New York Giants, NFL Total Access, Super Bowl XLVI, Victor Cruz
Antrel Rolle is no stranger to speaking his mind. He’s also no stranger to being confident. Often times for Rolle, that has created a volatile mix.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Ben Roethlisberger, DeMaurice Smith, Jason Pierre-, Jason Pierre-Paul, John Mara, Maria Menounos, Mark Herzlich, Maurice Jones-Drew, Media Day, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Steve Weatherford
Media Day has come and gone but not without leaving a ton of great memories in its wake.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Butch Davis, Cleveland Browns, Courtney Brown, Gerard Warren, New England Patriots
Gerard Warren isn’t exactly nostalgic for his early days with the Browns. The 33-year-old Pats defensive tackle is about to play in his first Super Bowl, and was quick to detail the differences between this experience and the four up-and-down seasons he spent in Cleveland.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Aaron Hernandez, Brandon Jacobs, Lamar Odom, Media Day, Travis Beckum, Vic "The Brick" Jacobs, Victor Cruz
I encounter Vic “The Brick” Jacobs mid-interview with Giants TE Travis Beckum.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Brandon Jacobs, Media Day, New York Giants
Giants RB Brandon Jacobs has fantasized about one specific ending to one of his games. Now he’d love nothing more than his dream to come true during the final seconds of Sunday’s Super Bowl.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Ben Roethlisberger, Eli Manning, John Mara, Media Day, New York Giants, Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
Seated at the most crowded podium during Tuesday’s Media Day, Giants QB Eli Manning fielded questions about older brother Peyton‘s health and playing in his second Super Bowl. But what if Manning never was traded to the Giants on the day the Chargers drafted him No. 1 overall in 2004?
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Jason Pierre-Paul, Media Day, New York Giants
For the first time in his life, Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul will have his whole family on hand for a football game when he plays in his first Super Bowl on Sunday. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean his father will be able to see it.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Mark Herzlich, Media Day, New York Giants
Mark Herzlich has yet to play the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, but the Giants’ rookie linebacker won the biggest battle of his life when he overcame Ewing’s sarcoma, a type of bone cancer.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Indianapolis Colts, Kurt Warner, NFL GameDay Morning
Eli Manning says the impact of his brother, Peyton Manning on the city of Indianapolis — which has spanned 14 years — goes far beyond football.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Bill Belichick, Lawrence Tynes, Media Day, New England Patriots, New York Giants, Sebastian Vollmer
Super Bowl week has pulled in characters from all corners.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Eli Manning, Indianapolis Colts, Media Day, New York Giants, Peyton Manning
If there’s anyone outside of the Colts and their fans who want to see Peyton Manning return to the field, it just might be someone who grew up competing against him.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Dwayne Hendricks, Jacquian Williams, Media Day, New York Giants, Victor Cruz
Giants players at Media Day have to be ready for anything, especially reporters who speak another language and have strange requests.
Posted: Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 | Adam Rank Tags: Super Bowl XLVI, Eli Manning, Media Day, Peyton Manning
One of the cool things about having fans involved in Media Day is the life they breath into the stadium. But I have to admit, the random cheers emanating from the crowd at random points of the day is a little disconcerting.