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A big week precedes the big game. On Monday night, the NFL\u2019s finalists take convention center stages to open Super Bowl media availability. So begins the hype, but also the hilarity. Some tune in for celebrity jump scares<\/a>. Others are just here so they won\u2019t get fined.<\/a><\/p>\n

How to watch Super Bowl Opening Night<\/p>\n

Super Bowl Opening Night is technically about press access. A staggering amount of content is made around the Super Bowl, as our readers know so well. This is a chance for reporters to ask questions and for camera crews to capture pregame color.<\/p>\n

As currently constituted, the event is also a football fan convention. Supporters of the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks can hat-tip their favorite players, while Bay Area locals can check out the teams their region is hosting. Tickets are free \u2014 they were $30 not too long ago<\/a> \u2014 but admission is capped by convention center capacity.<\/p>\n

There are overlapping sessions for the two title contenders. New England\u2019s press window goes from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. ET. After so many austere Bill Belichick pressers, the microphone passes to new Pats coach Mike Vrabel.<\/p>\n

Seattle\u2019s session starts at 9 and ends at 11. League-leading receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba can keep refining his \u201cjiggy<\/a>\u201d dance moves. Maybe someone will ask Sam Darnold about his burgeoning birding<\/a> career.<\/p>\n

NFL Network streams this get-together for all who are curious. That curiosity tends to compound quickly. Seahawks icon Marshawn Lynch coined his inescapable catchphrase when Seattle last made a Super Bowl. Patriots all-timer Tom Brady once fielded a marriage proposal<\/a> from a TV presenter in a white dress. During last year\u2019s festivities, Guillermo Rodriguez asked Jalen Hurts, \u201cIs it better to be a tush or a pusher?<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

NFL Network presenter Colleen Wolfe is Monday\u2019s broadcast anchor. She\u2019s joined by Maurice Jones-Drew, the former Jacksonville Jaguars Pro Bowler, and Michael Robinson, a fullback who retired on top after the Seahawks\u2019 Super Bowl XLVIII win.<\/p>\n

Famous Super Bowl media moments, from the NYT archives<\/p>\n

1969: Joe Namath<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018We\u2019re going to win,\u2019 the Jet quarterback said three days before the third Super Bowl game, \u2018I\u2019ll guarantee you.\u2019\u201d \u2014\u00a0Dave Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n

1979: Thomas \u201cHollywood\u201d Henderson<\/p>\n

\u201cTo students of (Tom) Landryisms, that meant the Cowboys better win Sunday for Hollywood to retain his freedom of expression next season, especially if Terry Bradshaw competes too many passes in Hollywood\u2019s area.<\/p>\n

\u2018Bradshaw,\u2019 says Hollywood, \u2018couldn\u2019t spell cat if you spotted him the c and a.’\u201d \u2014\u00a0Dave Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n

1999: Ray Buchanan<\/p>\n

\u201cSurrounded by the news media earlier this week, Buchanan sat down and turned on his video camera. \u2018Now that I\u2019m center stage,\u2019 he said, smiling, \u2018I\u2019m taking full advantage of it.\u2019<\/p>\n

Buchanan has also appeared in public wearing a dog collar because the Falcons are underdogs. The Broncos believe that all Buchanan has done is set himself up for ridicule. Tight end Shannon Sharpe engaged in a trash-talking duet with him Thursday.\u201d \u2014 Charlie Nobles<\/a><\/p>\n

2005: Tom Brady<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the Super Bowl\u2019s media day, Brady was asked, \u2018Why are you so handsome?\u2019 Uncomfortably, he rubbed the blond stubble on his chin, flashing a set of teeth whiter than the chalk lines.\u201d \u2014 Lee Jenkins<\/a><\/p>\n

2015: Marshawn Lynch<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the course of his remaining time he proceeded to deflect all questions, rarely giving a straight answer. He occasionally would interject the questioning reporters with statements like, \u2018Shout out, Oakland, California,\u2019 and \u2018Shout out to my teammates.\u2019 When asked if he could say anything in Spanish he replied, \u2018Hola.\u2019 When asked about the availability of his Beast Mode hat, which reportedly could lead to his being fined by the N.F.L. as it is not officially licensed merchandise, he directed people to Beastmodeonline.com.<\/p>\n

Things got chilly, however, as time was running out. He declared he had 20 seconds left and was asked to give a prediction for the game. Lynch looked directly at the reporter who was at the end of his table and said calmly, \u2018I\u2019m going to sit here with my mouth closed and look at you.’\u201d \u2014 Benjamin Hoffman<\/a><\/p>\n

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