The lead-up to the Super Bowl continues on Tuesday with Media Day, as thousands of media members will descend upon the desert to ask a cavalcade of questions ranging from DeflateGate to actual football news. The New England Patriots are scheduled to begin their session around 12:30 p.m. ET, followed by the Seattle Seahawks around 2:15 p.m. ET.
Super Bowl 2015 Media Day start time and TV schedule
Nothing is a bigger circus than media day, bringing in a host of true reporters and a bunch of people simply looking for a story.
A few things to keep tabs on will include how Bill Belichick handles questions about deflated footballs. On Monday, Belichick refused to cover the topic after doing so twice last week. The same goes for Tom Brady, who will undoubtedly be hammered with questions on the controversy.
From the Seahawks side, there are a bevy of interesting characters. Doug Baldwin is never afraid to let his opinion be known, with Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Michael Bennett falling into the same category. Then there is Marshawn Lynch, who rarely provides the media with a direct answer.
Media Day has been a part of the Super Bowl since the beginning. In the early days, it wasn’t quite the spectacle it’s become, more just a way for the press do its job. Reports used to find players and coaches in their hotel rooms. Joe Namath gave a poolside interview in 1969. The nature of the event changed as the popularity of the NFL grew. So did the associated antics. Fred Dryer and Lance Rentzel dressed as reporters and barraged participants with strange questions in 1975.
Fans can buy tickets to the event this year. But you don’t have to be in Arizona to enjoy the Super Bowl’s biggest side show. Catch all the action, the commentary and much more from the comfort or your own living room, office or wherever you may be with a handful of options on television and the web.
How to Watch
Where: US Airways Center, Phoenix
When: 12:30 p.m. ET
TV: NFL Network, ESPN
Further Reading
For more information on the Patriots, check out Pats Pulpit.
To join the discussion on the Seahawks, head over to Field Gulls.
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