Super Bowl Media Night is the NFL’s version of a rock concert, with player interviews rather than music.
ATLANTA (AP) — Super Bowl Media Night is the NFL’s version of a rock concert, with player interviews rather than music.
It’s a Mardi Gras party, complete with the costumes.
It’s a slow-motion stampede conducted mostly by quasi-media members or outright impostors.
Some Los Angeles Rams players and coach Sean McVay sat at podiums Monday night, answering questions ranging from serious to outrageous. Other Rams were spread across the mosh pit of a floor at the State Farm Arena, dealing with the microphones and TV cameras and the noise bouncing through the building.
This is the start of the biggest week in American football?
Nowadays, it is.
“Very cool to be here,” said Rams star defensive tackle Aaron Donald, the only unanimous All-Pro this season.
He was, of course, sitting in the safety of a podium.
As he looked out, he might spot a woman in a blue gown strutting for TV cameras that didn’t seem to be searching for anything football related.
Or several people in full Mexican regalia — nice sombreros, for sure — giving their own interviews rather than asking anything about jet sweeps or corner blitzes.
There even was a man dressed in a clown suit from head to toe, wearing the makeup to complement the outfit.
