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Super Bowl 'opening day': a primetime media circus.
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Feb 1, 2016
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Super Bowl 'opening day': a primetime media circus.
Super Bowl opening day will now be known as "Opening Day". It will also be broadcast in primetime tonight live on the NFL Network.
PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 02:  A detail of the New England Patriots logo reflected in the Vince Lombardi trophy during a press conference with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Chevrolet Super Bowl  XLIX MVP Tom Brady following the Patriots Super Bowl win over the Seattle Seahawks on February 2, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona.  (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 02: A detail of the New England Patriots logo reflected in the Vince Lombardi trophy during a press conference with New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and Chevrolet Super Bowl XLIX MVP Tom Brady following the Patriots Super Bowl win over the Seattle Seahawks on February 2, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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Super Bowl opening day will now be known as "Opening Day". It will also be broadcast in primetime tonight live on the NFL Network.

Every year the Super Bowl is preceded by a day of interviews, videos, and all things football coverage known as media day.

It's known as an opportunity for reporters to ask players and coaches questions about the upcoming championship game. It's ALSO known for some of the oddest and weirdest moments involving popular NFL personalities.

This includes 2008's Super Bowl Media day when Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady got proposed to by an attendee.

This year there will be some changes. The event will now be known as "Opening Day" and will be moved from Tuesday to Monday. It will also be broadcast in primetime tonight at 5:55 p.m. PST, live on the NFL Network.

To tell us a bit more about what this means for the big lead up to the championship Take Two's A Martinez spoke with Mike Tanier, lead NFL National writer for bleacher report.

To hear the full interview, press the blue play button above.