Super Bowl Media Day

Each year during the Tuesday or Wednesday prior to to the Super Bowl, the National Football League operates a two-hour period in the host stadium where members of the media gather to interview players and coaches from the two teams playing in the game. It's generally the last chance for most media members to access to the players and coaches before the game on Super Bowl Sunday.http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/45/live/landing

Before Super Bowl XLV, Super Bowl Media Day will take place on tuesday, February 1, 2011, starting at 11:00 a.m. EST. As the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, is the host venue for the Super Bowl, it also hosts players and coaches from the participating teams for Super Bowl XLV Media Day. Other events leading up to the Super Bowl in 2011 include the Commissioner's Press Conference on Friday, February 4, 2011, when Roger Goodell speaks to the press, and the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2011 class announcement following on Saturday, February 5, 2011.http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/45/live/landing

Prior to Super Bowl XLIV, Media Day for both the National Football Conference and American Football Conference teams was held on February 2, 2010, featuring players, coaches and other members of the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints.http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/44/events

Media day for Super Bowl XLIII was held on January 27, 2009, from Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Players, coaches and staff from the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals spoke to numerous reporters.http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/43/live/app

"Will you marry me please?"—Ines Gomes Mont to Tom Bradyhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22897834/

"Does it seem a little strange answering football questions in a baseball stadium?"—asked to Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikmanhttp://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=merron/media

"Are you embarrassed to be known as the sexiest Giant?"—reporter to Jason Sehornhttp://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/jan/27/na-super-bowl-media-day-is-comic-relief/

"Is it your mother who's blind, and your father who's deaf, or the other way around?"— reporter to Oakland Raiders quarterback Jim Plunketthttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0701/gallery.nfl.SBfunnyquestions/content.6.html

"So how long have you been a black quarterback?"—reporter to Doug Williams, the first black quarterback to play in the Super Bowlhttp://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=merron/media

"Are you going to listen to Stevie Wonder perform at halftime?"—reporter to John Elwayhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0701/gallery.nfl.SBfunnyquestions/content.23.html

"So Joe, why do they call you Boomer?"—reporter to Joe Montana, an incorrect reference to his QB opponent, Norman "Boomer" Esiasonhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0701/gallery.nfl.SBfunnyquestions/content.12.html

"What's your relationship with the football?"—reporter to Titans DT Joe Salave'a, to which he replied "I'd say it's strictly platonic."http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0701/gallery.nfl.SBfunnyquestions/content.5.html

"Do you believe in voodoo, and can I have a lock of your hair?"—reporter to Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warnerhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0701/gallery.nfl.SBfunnyquestions/content.16.html