The Saints' first Super Bowl title was so big in New Orleans that Mardi Gras, a revered local institution dating back well more than a century, became popularly known as, "Lombardi Gras."
New Orleans' momentous victory over the Indianapolis Colts occurred in the middle of the city's parade season, so the Saints' celebratory ride through town with the Vince Lombardi Trophy was simply added to the lineup. In the following days, players, coaches, team officials and the trophy made appearances in traditional parades as well.
And while Mardi Gras ended way back on Ash Wednesday, it seems as though Lombardi Gras still isn't over quite yet -- certainly not by the looks of the French Quarter, where a massive concert stage has been built on the river front, overlooking historic Jackson Square.
In the hours before the defending champs kick off the NFL season against the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night in the Louisiana Superdome, the Big Easy will host a concert featuring Dave Matthews and Taylor Swift, an NFL-sponsored parade and a citywide bash for which a number of schools and businesses have already decided to shut down.
Yep, the NFL kicks off tonight.
NBC will prove it by televising the carnage.
This is also your first opportunity to witness Brett Favre getting blindsided by a blitzing linebacker. Seeing Number Four receive a slobberknocker would make a great way to start the 2010 NFL season.
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Tom Brady In Car Accident
If you've been of the planet this morning. This would be news to you. A Boston radio station is reporting this morning that New England Patriots
Responded one eye witness, “That’s right, because it’s Tawm Fahkin’ Brady. He can take a hit, not like that queeah Mahk Sanchez. GO PATS! SUPAH BOWL!” Initial reports stated that Brady was taken to a hospital for observation, but radio station WEEI later amended that report, as Brady did not go to a hospital and instead went to the team’s facilities. Responded 10 million fantasy football owners, “OHTHANKGOD.”
Repeating - Tom Brady refused to go to the hospital and reported to that Patriots training facility a few minutes late. That's badass.
If you are a Bostonian -- Imagine if you slam into a car on some street in Boston and you look up and the driver is Tom Fucking Brady. If Brady had been hurt, that driver might as well change his name to Osama Bin Laden. Meanwhile, the city of Buffalo just made it legal to hit Trent Edwards with a car.
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The September NFL Game of the Month goes this Sunday. Be on it.
