Super Bowl Media Day: Giants, Patriots Meet The Media At Lucas Oil Stadium

“Matt Light, please get well soon,” Umenyiora said, smiling. “I hope to see you on Sunday. You are one of my greatest friends.”

Cruz’s teammate said something similar earlier this week so you can bet that Edelman and the Patriots are aware of it, maybe even using it as bulletin board material.

Check out our look at the key matchup of the Giants receivers vs. the Patriots secondary.

NFL Network’s Deion Sanders asked Eli about what should happen with Peyton and he gave the family line on the topic.

And that family line is not giving up much information at all, as you can tell.

You’re not even trying. You see the layers I’m working with here? There’s a nod to Kid ‘n Play with the high top fade, indicating my ironic but affectionate homage to the dance-hop heroes of my childhood. There is a Patriots logo shaved into the back to indicate my sincere but playful commitment to the cause of winning this very important football game. I spent 45 minutes picking out the correct retro Casio wristwatch. It cost $499, and was once worn by Anthony Michael Hall in Weird Science.

This is artt--talking, living, breathing art. And you think you can just put on a funny hat and the tablecloth from a strip-mall Mexican restaurant, and just walk in here and strut with The Artist? Please. I cover my mouth at your amateurism. Pardon me, I have to speak to a real performance artist now, Adam Schefter. He hasn’t seen the sun in five years in order to attain the perfect NFL reporter pallor, had his hair replaced with surgically implanted Man-stroturf to keep him camera-ready at all times. He had his soul surgically removed so he could mindmeld with NFL owners without dying from sadness. I’ve heard he pees once a week on Wednesdays. It takes an hour, and the screaming can be heard for miles.

At Super Bowl Media Day, the NFL Network turned its attention to the New England Patriots’ Vince Wilfork. The eight-year veteran said many things about football, none of which were particularly interesting. He did not want for Gatorade and Gatorade-brand products, however.

Clearly, the Gatorade marketing personnel experienced some miscoordination.

But after 16 regular season games and two playoff games, Ochocinco hasn’t made an impact. At all, really. He has 15 catches on the season and often sees just a handful of plays during the game. He’s not a major factor.

So it has to be strange for him, the guy who used to cover Super Bowl media day with his OCNN crew, to take a backseat in all of this. NFL Network’s Deion Sanders talked with Ochocinco at media day and asked him about his new role this season.

Keep looking.

Here’s a snippet of what Brady had to say at the podium on media day:

ESPN’s Mike Reiss has the photo evidence of Gronkowski’s boot-less foot.

Gronkowski’s ankle is by far the biggest injury news for either team. He hasn’t practice since the week leading into the AFC Championship game and he may not practice at all leading up to the Super Bowl. The Patriots will have practice Wednesday through Friday.

We noted that Super Bowl media day really isn’t about the game itself. It’s just as much about the “reporters” who dress up in strange outfits and try to draw attention to themselves, along with the fans who do the same thing. It’s an event, not a legitimate series of press conferences.

The picture below is a good summary of what what media day is all about. I present to you the fake Tom Brady: