Super Bowl Sunday
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| Ray Lewis will play his final NFL game on Sunday. A win would give him a second Super Bowl ring and send him out on top. Photo credit to NFL.com. |
Tuesday was Media Day at the Superdome. For the second
year, the NFL allowed fans to come in, for a fee, to watch the action quietly
from a section of the stands.
On Media Day, every player and coach is made available for
about an hour to answer questions from the media. There are so many players and
coaches involved in this game, so here are just a few of the highlights.
Randy Moss
I had a good time listening to Randy Moss talk. I respectfully
disagree with his statement that he is the greatest receiver of all time, but I
thoroughly enjoyed his response to a Manti Te’o related question: “ If I did
ever have an imaginary girlfriend, I never told anybody about it.”
Ray Lewis
Of course, the allegation that he used deer antler spray to
aid his recovery from a triceps injury this season came out on Tuesday during
media day. He sidestepped questions about it, saying it was a two-year-old
story being rehashed. I wonder why nobody has written anything about that?
Interestingly enough, asked a similar question to one asked of Randy Moss,
Lewis said he “may have been catfished once or twice.”
Joe Flacco
On Monday, a story I read on NFL.com said Flacco’s father
called the Baltimore quarterback “dull.” Asked if he is dull, Flacco said, “I
don’t know if I would say I’m dull, but I’m probably close to it.”
Jim Harbaugh
Of course plenty of questions were asked about the Harbaugh
brothers. In fact, one of the 49ers offensive linemen, Joe Staley, was asked a
serious of questions concerning the brothers, including which is more handsome
and dresses better. Jim took a Shakespearean approach to answering one question
about the matchup. The quote ended with, “For he who sheds his blood with me
today shall be my brother.” I immediately recognized it as a quote from
Shakespeare – though I did have to check on which work it was from, it was
Henry V – but it was pretty cool to have someone answer a Media Day question in
that manner.
Chris Culliver
I’ll end with this bit. Culliver was asked whether he would
accept an openly gay football player in the 49ers locker room. I respect his
courage to speak his mind when his opinion is not at all politically correct,
but that respect is significantly lessened by the way he in which he spoke his
opinion, saying, “We don’t have any gay guys on the team. They gotta get up
outta here if they do. Can’t be with that sweet stuff.”
The 49ers quickly released a statement saying that Culliver’s words do not express the ideals of the franchise and Culliver later apologized, saying, “The derogatory comments I made yesterday were a reflection of my thoughts in my head, but they are not how I feel. It has taken me seeing them in print to realize that they are hurtful and ugly. … I apologize to those who I have hurt and offended and I pledge to learn and grow from this experience.”
The 49ers quickly released a statement saying that Culliver’s words do not express the ideals of the franchise and Culliver later apologized, saying, “The derogatory comments I made yesterday were a reflection of my thoughts in my head, but they are not how I feel. It has taken me seeing them in print to realize that they are hurtful and ugly. … I apologize to those who I have hurt and offended and I pledge to learn and grow from this experience.”
Tomorrow I will publish two posts, one about the 49ers’
history in the Super Bowl and one about the Ravens’. Saturday I will preview
Super Bowl XLVII and my official prediction will by published by noon on
Sunday.
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