Super Bowl watch: They’d rather be on the field
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick laughs as he walks onto the Superdome field for practice on Saturday. Associated Press |
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Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh looks on as his players participate in an NFL Super Bowl XLVII walkthrough. Associated Press |
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San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh talks with players during practice in the Superdome on Saturday. Associated Press |
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco throws a pass during an NFL Super Bowl XLVII walkthrough on Saturday. Associated Press |
The NFL's best have been mingling with celebrities, signing autographs for adoring fans and enjoying all the festivities New Orleans has to offer during Super Bowl weekend. But make no mistake, they'd gladly give that all up.
They'd rather be on the field at the Superdome on Sunday.
Case in point, what New York Giants Eli Manning told Nekesa Mumbi Moody, AP's global lifestyles and entertainment editor, on Saturday:
"I'm not enjoying it as much," he said.
Manning spent Saturday with his dad Archie and brother Peyton, first watching a celebrity flag football game featuring A-listers including Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Katharine McPhee, Deion Sanders, Neil Patrick Harris and more. The family then went to the "2nd Annual NFL Honors" awards Saturday night, where Peyton Manning won AP's NFL Comeback Player of the Year award during a show televised on CBS. The younger Manning said he likes being back in New Orleans, back where he grew up.
But this time last year, he was one night away from winning a Super Bowl and being crowned the game's MVP.
Where would you rather be?
"I'd rather be right now in the hotel room, looking at my playbook, trying to figure out how to win another championship," Eli Manning said.
— Oskar Garcia and Nekesa Mumbi Moody — http://twitter.com/oskargarcia and http://twitter.com/nekesamumbi
