Chase Blackburn can't soak it all in-but he wouldn't have it any other way. Blackburn, an integral member of the New York Giants special teams unit, is caught up in the whirlwind of Super Bowl week. Blackburn and the Giants play the New England Patriots Super Bowl on Sunday.
Domenik Hixon walked out of the visitor's locker room at Ralph Wilson Stadium, looked his father, Marvin, in the eye and said, "Dad, they think he's paralyzed." Hixon, a kick returner for the Denver Broncos, was referring to Kevin Everett, a member of the Buffalo Bills special teams unit.
The New York Giants last won the NFC Championship and made a Super Bowl appearance during the 2000 season. Coming off the best year in his eight-year NFL career (1996-2003) in which he recorded six interceptions and was named the team's Defensive Player of the Game in the NFC Championship Game, Emmanuel McDaniel started at nickel back for the Giants in Super Bowl XXXV.
Be honest. Do you really care about Super Bowl XLII? I haven't heard this many people tell me they aren't going to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday in my life. Yet, I understand why. The media coverage of this game has been out of control, and beyond annoying.