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The Latest: Patriots Meet Media First at Super Bowl Opening Night
- On Monday night, the Opening Night media showcase will feature Drake Maye, New England Patriots quarterback, and Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks quarterback, facing over 6,000 credentialed reporters.
- Thousands of Patriots fans attended the team's Super Bowl send-off rally at Gillette Stadium on Sunday before players boarded buses for next week's Super Bowl, and the media event evolved from a daytime intro into a prime-time showcase.
- Highlighting on-field credentials, Maye's sophomore season led the Patriots to their 12th Super Bowl, while Darnold's resurgence is the week's top storyline.
- The Patriots aim for a seventh Lombardi, their first without Brady and Belichick, while the Seahawks seek their second Super Bowl behind a top-ranked defense, elevating high-pressure stakes.
- Long ago, this rivalry produced a memorable Super Bowl ending on February 1, 2015, when Malcolm Butler intercepted Russell Wilson, while the Patriots playoff defense held three opponents to 8.7 points per game.
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A dazzling Super Bowl Opening Night in San Jose
The Super Bowl is back in the Bay Area for the first time since 2016, and it is back bigger than ever. Thousands packed the San Jose Convention Center for Opening Night, with the crowd consisting largely of credentialed media. Journalists, reporters, television personalities and social media influencers roamed the venue as the players and coaches of both the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks were available for interviews. The Monday even…
Winnipeg Free Press
Two high draft picks, two different paths: Maye and Darnold clash in Super Bowl
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Former NFL star talks about the severity of Sam Darnold, Drake Maye’s injuries ahead of the Super Bowl
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Hasselbeck played in the NFL for 18 seasons and was no stranger to playing through injuries. Both of the quarterbacks in the Super Bowl are listed on the injury report. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold is listed with an oblique injury, something he has played through for the last two weeks, while New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye is listed with a r…
Sam Darnold’s season as backup with 49ers helped him reach Super Bowl
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Darnold’s NFL career had hit rock bottom when he arrived in San Francisco in 2023 after failing at two spots to live up to his high draft billing. Less than three years later, he’s ready to step on football’s biggest stage as the starting quarterback for the Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday. “I always believed in myself,” Darnold said. “I knew that I could do this at a high level, and that was really it. That’s what ke…
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