Super Bowl 59 festivities are officially underway, and things in New Orleans will kick off with quite the spectacle Monday evening with Super Bowl Opening Night.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will get their first full exposure this week to the Super Bowl spotlight, as both teams will head to the Caesars Superdome to answer a variety of questions. The Eagles will be up first starting at 8-9 p.m. ET, with the likes of Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and A.J. Brown sure to draw crowds. But that might pale in comparison to the swarm of media sure to flock to Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Andy Reid and others when the Chiefs are up from 10-11 p.m. ET.
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Roger Goodell sees no problem with Tom Brady’s handling of dual announcer/part-owner role
When Tom Brady’s minority stake in the Las Vegas Raiders was finalized in October, many questioned how he would avoid what seemed like inevitable conflicts of interest given the continuation of his broadcast duties with Fox.
But NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says that he has been pleased with how Brady has navigated the guardrails the league has enacted to combat any potential issues.
“Tom has been incredibly cooperative,” Goodell said. “He calls frequently about it and says, ‘Am I doing OK?’ And I think he’s serious about making sure he separates these two (jobs) and doesn’t put the league or anyone in a position of…