Trump will travel to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX and watch the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles.

"Extensive planning and coordination have been in place to ensure the safety of all attendees, players and staff," Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. "Security measures have been further enhanced this year, given that this will be the first time a sitting President of the United States will attend the event."

The city's safety and security has been a critical topic this week after a man drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in an act of terror early on the morning of Jan. 1. The Department of Homeland Security said it is working with the NFL to make the Caesars Superdome the "safest place to be" on Sunday, and the FBI has 450 personnel in New Orleans to investigate threats and crimes this week.

Trump, whose second presidential term began Jan. 20, also agreed to tape a sit-down interview with Fox, which has the broadcast rights to the game this year. Fox News anchor Brett Baier will interview Trump in Florida sometime before he departs for New Orleans, and it will air during the pregame run-up.

Trump also attended the College Football Playoff national championship game last month in Atlanta.

Ducking into a seafood market for a working lunch on Tuesday, that was oyster shucker Greg's response when I shared that I'd never seen Bourbon Street this quiet.

To be fair, it was also the first time I'd seen Bourbon Street in the daylight.

The streets of the French Quarter were still wet from overnight street cleaning. There were more people working to set up the Super Bowl LIX festivities than tourists roaming.

While Bourbon Street is relatively quiet with the game just five days away, the law enforcement presence is anything but.

Multiple national security guards can be seen huddling at nearly every intersection, and the Kansas City Chiefs' hotel on the edge of the French Quarter is surrounded by armored vehicles, motorcycle cops and a secured entrance around the entire building.

When Greg denied a man from entering the restaurant with an outside beverage, the verbal exchange quickly escalated onto Bourbon Street. That's where the man was quickly confronted by a national guard woman and told to quickly move along.

This week poses an enormous test for New Orleans following the New Year's Day terror attack in the French Quarter, and as the city attempts to prove it deserves to stay in the informal Super Bowl rotation.

New Orleans is preparing to play host to its record 11th Super Bowl on Sunday, but its first since 2013.

President Trump is expected to become the first sitting president to attend the Super Bowl on Sunday, further heightening the level of security around the city.

While the presence of law enforcement isn't noticeably present just a few blocks away from the French Quarter, more than 2,000 federal agents have been deployed across the city in conjunction with local police and hundreds of national guard troops.

Armored checkpoints and mandated bag search will run until the day after the game, but the party is just getting started. It's festival season in New Orleans, concluding with Mardi Gras on March 4.

Greg said he has worked for decades at several of the finest restaurants in New Orleans. He's planning to take Wednesday off to rest up ahead of the weekend and the busy run through Fat Tuesday.

Shaking his head with a smile and a massive fresh Gulf oyster on the house, he chuckled from experience.

"It's going to be crazy for the next six weeks."

The New Orleans Saints are the lone team without a head coach, and Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is set to fill a role he's never held at any level of football.

"I'm going to lead by example. I believe (I will) lead the way I've always led," Moore said. "Certainly in different roles, it dictates certain things you have to do. You understand that as you go through this journey and so I've been fortunate enough to be around some of the best in the business to learn and grow from.

"Lead your way. I think as long as you're authentic and you're real and you're consistent with who you are, guys will respect that."

Moore, 35, relocated every offseason for the past three years, bouncing from offensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys to the Los Angeles Chargers before Eagles coach Nick Sirianni hired him and forfeited play-calling duties in Philadelphia.

"Hopefully I've done my job to teach him like other coaches have helped me," Sirianni said. "He's very detail-oriented. He's a good communicator. He's great person to work with. I think we hit home runs with both (coordinator) hires."

Players said Moore's unique perspective as a former NFL quarterback -- a backup with the Detroit Lions and Cowboys from 2012-17 -- is evident in his approach. He's quick to listen and cedes control to players. Eagles running back Saquon Barkley said the offensive thinktank of Sirianni, Moore, quarterback Jalen Hurts and other position coaches is a collaboration that invites buy-in from everyone who wants a voice.

"I think when the players feel like they have some ownership, they're a part of the process, I think it's excellent," Moore said. "Hopefully those guys are out there making plays, and when they have conviction about something, usually they're going to find a way to make it work."

The next opportunity in New Orleans is the Super Bowl. The bigger opportunity arrives Monday, but Moore isn't ready to discuss becoming head coach of the Saints.

"There's certainly a great opportunity. I think the big thing is really getting to know people," Moore said of the New Orleans opening. "Certainly there's philosophies and things that there's going to be questions about, but I think it's an excellent opportunity just to get face-to-face and get to know the people. And get to know the interactions and see the fit that it may be."

As he prepares Philadelphia and quarterback Jalen Hurts for a rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX, Sirianni believes his team wouldn't be here without the pain of their Super Bowl LVII defeat. Hurts said the loss lit a fire in him to get back to the league's championship game.

"Adversity does something to you. If you embrace adversity it can shape you to who you are," Sirianni said. "Obviously that's been the case with Jalen and through his career. This game is not easy. This game has it's ups and downs. ... Nobody in the NFL pitches a perfect game. That doesn't exist in the NFL. You're going to have bad plays. You're going to have good plays. It's about focusing on the next. Going back to the 2023 season, we're grateful for that. We're thankful for that. As bad as it (stunk), I'm grateful for that."

The Eagles are hitting their stride seven months after training camp began, long removed from a 2-2 start to the regular season. They're 15-1 since, losing only to the Washington Commanders in a game Hurts left in the first quarter.

"This game and anything worthwhile in this world is not instant gratification. It takes commitment to the work," Sirianni said Tuesday at the Hilton New Orleans. "We felt like we had a great training camp. It didn't start the way we hoped. But I think we're playing our best ball right now."

A self-admitted "emotional" coach, Sirianni said his core values and the team's principles haven't changed.

"Toughness, detail, together," Sirianni said. "Those things don't change. It doesn't mean you don't grow. If you start to be somebody and act like somebody you're not, players start to see through that. You have to be genuine. ... To say I'm going to stop being excited when we score a touchdown or after a win after everything we lay on the line to do so; or I'm not going to yell to correct or yell to praise, that's not who I am. ... There's 43 years of habits that sometimes are hard to break."

Sirianni said the Eagles had a great week of practice last week and has the entire game plan installed for their second look at the Chiefs in a Super Bowl.

"We've every year since I've been a head coach we've played Kansas City. What I see on tape is just the detail, again I have so much responded for the players that they have and coach (Andy) Reid," Sirianni said, praising the amount of detail evident in Reid's team preparation. "You have to be ready to prepare for everything knowing they have one of the best players of all-time in (Patrick Mahomes). It's always going to be about stopping the run. Limiting the (big) plays. I see two teams that are highly detailed and highly skilled.

"I do like to study great coaches. And I'll ask, 'What would Andy have done in this situation?' to guys who've been around him. He's had a lot more success than I have. Three-hundred wins. That's wow. It's an honor to go against him. Nothing but respect for Coach Reid and everything he's accomplished."

Crosby, 40, became the leading scorer in Packers history from 2007-22 before finishing his career with the New York Giants in 2023.

He announced his decision during his radio show on Milwaukee's 105.7 The Fan on Tuesday.

"I'm just so, so thankful, so grateful for the opportunity to come to Green Bay in 2007, drafted in the sixth round out of the University of Colorado, to become a Packer and to be a part of this fraternity and legacy, the history of the Green Bay Packers," Crosby said.

"It's about the fans. It's about the people. It's about my teammates. For me, I was always a 'we' guy. We're doing this. We're dominating and winning the NFC North nine times while I was a Green Bay Packer for 16 years, making the playoffs, winning the Super Bowl as a team. For me, everything I remember and everything I think about is about the team."

Crosby finishes his career with exactly 400 made field goals and ranks 11th in NFL history with 1,939 career points.

He converted his only field-goal attempt (23 yards) and all four PATs in Green Bay's 31-25 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV on Feb. 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas.

Crosby made 81.3 percent of his field-goal attempts (400 of 492) and 97.2 percent of his extra points (739 of 760) in 261 career games, including a franchise-record 258 games with the Packers.

And he admits he can't hide from it given the evidence on the opponent's roster on Sunday. Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is the son of one of Reid's former players in Philadelphia, linebacker Jeremiah Trotter.

"It just means I'm old," Reid said with a chuckle Tuesday morning at the Marriott to open media availability for the Chiefs. "Jeremiah Trotter was one of my favorite players. Jeremiah Jr. is wearing the same number (54) and has done a good job taking his success from Clemson and transferring it to the Eagles."

Reid and the Chiefs will practice Wednesday through Friday as the buildup to Sunday night and Super Bowl LIX. Reid is facing his former employer for the second time on the NFL's brightest stage.

"I have a ton of respect for the people over there and how they run things, city of Philadelphia, but at the same time I'm very happy to be in Kansas City," Reid said, adding he's "grateful" for the opportunity he received from the Chiefs.

"It's unique for sure, really unique to have it gone on twice here. I can tell you from my standpoint, I feel very lucky, honored, privileged. I feel very luck to be in this position."

The Chiefs have distanced themselves from the gravity of discussions around a history-making, dynasty-defining three-peat. Reid continued his message focused on the task in front of the team this week, saying, "We're not done. We're going to have our hands full with a really good Eagles team."

Reid and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes are a combined 17-3 in the playoffs. While Reid credited locker room leaders and continuity with the coaching staff for Kansas City avoiding complacency and climbing back to the NFL mountaintop three years in a row, players pointed to Reid.

"To me, it starts with Coach Reid, he sets the tone," Mahomes said. "It's awesome to be in the Super Bowl, but we have to put in the work every single day."

Hyde, 34, also served as a mentor on the team's practice squad last season.

A Bills team captain for three seasons from 2021-23, Hyde played 158 career games (128 starts) for the Green Bay Packers (2013-16) and Bills. The Iowa product and fifth-round pick by the Packers in 2013 had 644 tackles with 24 interceptions and eight fumble recoveries.

Hyde was named to the Pro Bowl in 2017, his first season in Buffalo, and was a second-team All-Pro selection in 2017 and 2021.

He became a free agent after the 2023 season and was not with a team to start 2024 until he signed with the Bills practice squad in December.

"We've always connected with this place," Hyde said after returning to the Bills two months ago. "To see the reaction that people have with us signing back here is truly amazing."

The Bills showed their appreciation to Hyde on social media Tuesday.

"Thank you, @Micah_Hyde!!" the Bills posted to X, along with a red and blue emoji heart.

From favorite K.C. barbeque to whom he would like to spend time with on a desert island, Bolton didn't hesitate on any response.

That may not be surprising for fans who have watched Bolton quickly diagnose plays on the field over an active four-year career in Kansas City.

Bolton, who has 458 total tackles over 57 career regular-season games (plus another 93 stops in 12 postseason games), has never been shy about diving straight in.

"Riptide Rush," the veteran responded when queried on his favorite flavor of Gatorade. Interested parties can also rest easy in knowing his go-to spots for BBQ: Q39 and Jack Stack.

The desert island question required a little more consideration, but true to form, Bolton diagnosed quickly again.

"I wanted to pick my dog, (Chiefs defensive tackle) Tershawn Wharton, but he eats too much man," Bolton explained while weighing the necessity of sharing food. "Gotta pick a smaller guy who doesn't eat that much, that's why I'm going with my dog, '22' Trent McDuffie."

In a few slightly more serious moments, Bolton also shouted out teammate Chris Jones for his impact guiding his own career, and he offered advice to younger players.

"Bring that confidence with you, but just have fun with it," Bolton said. "You've got to put your head down and go to work, and everything will eventually work out for the best."

Kelce, 35, said he has weighed what riding off into the sunset in the afterglow of a three-peat might feel like, but he is not seriously considering giving up football just yet.

"I've thought about it, but I still love what I do," Kelce said Monday at Super Bowl LIX Opening Night.

"It's moments like these, weeks like these, the month that we just had in the playoffs that make me feel like I could play this game forever. I think I still got a lot of football left in me. I think this year has been one of the most special years of my life. I think it's gonna continue to make me want to do more in the football world."

Kelce has averaged 7.8 receptions and 87.5 yards per Super Bowl during his career -- both figures representing records among players who have appeared more than once. He needs three catches on Sunday to surpass Jerry Rice's career Super Bowl record of 33.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said for the second year in a row with a Super Bowl backdrop that he is not done yet, either. Kelce's brother Jason, drafted by Reid with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2011, retired after last season at age 36.

But Travis Kelce hopes to still be playing football in three years.

"I love doing this. I love coming into work every day," Travis Kelce said. "I feel like I still got a lot of good football left in me. We'll see what happens.

"I know I've been setting myself up for other opportunities in my life. That's always been the goal, knowing that football only lasts for so long. You've got to find a way to get into another career, another profession. I've been doing that in my offseasons. But for the most part, I'm planning on being a Kansas City Chief and playing football."

Kelce added regarding his coach and teammates, "We're a family in Kansas City. You only get to Super Bowls if you have that family atmosphere. I'm so lucky to do it with guys like (Reid), Pat Mahomes and Chris Jones."

As they prepare to pursue an unprecedented third straight Super Bowl title in Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, they will have to deal with more than usual.

Super Bowl Opening Night -- the media kickoff that was held Monday -- almost always presents a multitude of diversions and hysteria, with celebrities, international media and jokesters alike all vying for the attention normally directed at the participating teams.

After all, this is an event at which a reporter once showed up in a wedding dress and asked both starting quarterbacks if they would marry her.

Underscoring the fun on Monday, Cleveland Browns quarterback Jameis Winston, who formerly played for the New Orleans Saints, was on hand passing out (OK, throwing) cookies to all of the players.

It might have been somewhat tame by New Orleans standards. The city, set to host its record-tying 11th Super Bowl, has a well-earned reputation for being a travel destination for those looking to give in to most any interruption or vice a person could devise.

It's a lot of the reason New Orleans continues to win Super Bowl hosting nods.

Within that environment, at a sometimes crazy media event in an often wild city, it was perhaps more than appropriate that the theme of distractions came up repeatedly for the Chiefs on Monday.

Several players spoke about tuning out the noise and focusing on the football.

"New Orleans is great .. they do a great job of hosting," Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton said. "We came here to do something special. At this point of the year when you have this on the line, you've got to stay focused."

Teammate Trent McDuffie agreed, noting that it was already tougher this year than last, when they stayed in a hotel far away from the Las Vegas strip.

"This year, we're right downtown," the cornerback said. "All hours of the night you can hear bands and trumpets playing; there's a lot of chaos right outside the building. So, we're staying inside, chilling, kicking my feet up -- that's how I'm locking in."

Late last week, Chiefs coach Andy Reid took it a step further, saying he probably would even boycott his favorite New Orleans restaurant this week (Emeril's), though he had a good reason beyond the distraction angle.

"The head chef there, tremendous chef, was a huge Eagles fan," Reid noted. "I probably won't go there."

The bigger concern might be the biggest elephant in the room of all. The pursuit of a third title in a row and earning a place in the history books could be called a distraction all by itself. No NFL team has ever won three Super Bowls in a row.

In fact, no major professional sports team in the United States (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, WNBA, MLS) has managed to pull off the feat of winning three championships in a row in the past 22 years.

Chiefs players and coaches have been asked about it ever since it became a possibility following their win in Super Bowl LVIII last season.

But Kansas City players know that none of that -- winning a championship, let alone a third straight while making history in the process -- is even possible without a focus on the task at hand: winning a singular football game against the Eagles.

Several players pointed to their veteran roster -- a team that has been in high-pressure situations before -- as having the culture in place to cross the finish line.

"I think our team (stays focused) really well," offensive lineman C.J. Hanson said. "We're all really close, sticking together at all times, and being together, it keeps it the same and keeps that formula together."

Kansas City defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah added, "We follow along in (the veterans') footsteps, follow their processes so that those processes can help me."

After defeating the Eagles 38-35 in Super Bowl LVII and the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in Super Bowl LVIII, the Chiefs could become the first team to win three straight Super Bowls.

At Super Bowl Opening Night on Monday, no player or coach shied away from the moment, while also sticking to the company line about focusing on the matter at hand.

"I don't think I understand truly the weight that this has, what this moment means," Kansas City cornerback Trent McDuffie said. "I'm trying to live in the moment, take each day as I can, and making sure I'm thankful for having this opportunity."

How rare is that opportunity? No major U.S./Canada professional sports franchise (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, WNBA, MLS) has managed three straight league championships in two decades. The last team to achieve it was the Los Angeles Lakers juggernaut spearheaded by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant and coached by Phil Jackson, which won three straight from 2000-02.

Before that, the New York Yankees won three in a row from 1998-2000 as the Houston Comets were also winning four in a row (1997-2000) in the WNBA.

Jackson coached Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls to a pair of three-peats (1991-93, 1996-98) earlier in the 1990s. The most recent NHL three-peaters were the New York Islanders, who won four in a row from 1980-83.

If you're counting along, that's just six teams to do it since 1980, a span of 45 years.

"We've got a lot of guys who have been doing this a long time," Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton said. "We know we've got the opportunity. If you get to this point of the year ... just put your faith where it belongs and put your best foot forward."

The Chiefs are already further along in that pursuit than any NFL team has been in the Super Bowl era. No other back-to-back Super Bowl winner has advanced to a third straight Super Bowl since the inception of the game in 1966.

The Green Bay Packers were technically the NFL's first three winners of straight, from 1929-31 (predating a championship game of any sort), and they repeated the feat from 1965-67, with the first of those championships coming before the advent of the Super Bowl (with no AFL representation). Those legendary Packers, helmed by Vince Lombardi, won the first two Super Bowls against AFL foes to cement the NFL's second-ever three-peat.

The Canton Bulldogs won two straight championships from 1922-23, but the organization had merged with another franchise to become the Cleveland Bulldogs when it won a third in 1924.

Even in the pre-Super Bowl era, only two other teams made it to the same position as these Chiefs: the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions. The Bears won NFL championships in 1940-41 before getting knocked off by Washington in 1942. The Lions earned titles in 1952-53 before losing in the championship game to the Cleveland Browns in '54.

The Chiefs may soon be mentioned alongside Lombardi's Packers, but they know it would take a collective effort, just as it has to get to this point.

"It's been everybody," quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. "Blocking field goals, defensive guys getting big stops, scoring touchdowns: That's what makes a football team special, when everybody has an impact on the final result of the game."

The Kansas City Chiefs are the ones with the glamorous tight end in Super Bowl LIX, Travis Kelce, who is not only Taylor Swift's boyfriend but is one of the most productive players at his position in league history.

However, when it comes to the potential impact on the title game on Sunday, Goedert is more competitive with Kelce than he is in those other categories.

Philadelphia coach Nick Sirianni noted Goedert's value after the tight end, who missed seven games this season because of multiple injuries, caught seven passes for 85 yards in a 55-23 thrashing of the Washington Commanders in the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 26.

When Goedert approached his station on the Superdome turf for the start of Media Day on Monday night, the roar from a throng of Eagles fans standing behind barricades just a few feet away suggested maybe Kelce, or perhaps even Swift, were in the building.

However, it was just Goedert, who ate up the attention the same way Kelce and Swift seem to eat up their attention from the paparazzi. The Eagles tight end pumped his fist and yelled "Go Birds, E-A-G-L-E-S, Eagles!" to the appreciative crowd.

One coy reporter asked Goedert to name his favorite Taylor Swift song, and "the other tight end" tried really hard to come up with a title. He finally named a song, then asked if it was in fact a Swift song.

He was told it wasn't, but continued unfazed, saying, "She's an incredible artist. She's just not on my playlist."

Well played.

Goedert went on to say that his most recent play list featured "a lot of Kendrick Lamar," who will be performing at halftime in the Super Bowl one week after winning five Grammys. He noted that, of course, he will be preoccupied and unable to listen to Lamar.

As far as performances in the Superdome go, even Lamar will be challenged to top the one Goedert had there in Week 3 on Sept. 22. He caught 10 passes for 170 yards, including a 61-yarder on third-and-16 in the final two minutes. The big play set up a 4-yard Saquon Barkley touchdown run that gave the Eagles a 15-12 victory over the New Orleans Saints.

"The last time in New Orleans was a productive day," Goedert said. "I'm going to try and enjoy the experience again.

"I had a beignet on that trip. I guess I'll have to try and have another on Saturday."

If Goedert can just keep doing what he's been doing, that should make Sirianni and the Eagles happy. Goedert returned for the regular-season finale against the Giants following a four-game absence caused by a knee injury and caught four passes for 55 yards. In the three playoff games last month, he had 15 catches for 188 yards and a touchdown.

All that football stuff is nice, but when the television cameras inevitably scan the suites in the Superdome on Sunday looking for Swift, keep in mind that the Eagles tight end is a talented unicyclist who has participated in parades in his hometown of Britton, S.D.

Additionally Goedert's girlfriend, Aria Meyer, has established an enthusiastic following on Instagram.

It's not the Grammys, but it's something.

But they've never experienced one like they will Sunday, when they and their Philadelphia Eagles teammates face the two-time defending champion Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in their former home stadium.

The New Orleans Saints drafted Baun in the third round in 2020 and Gardner-Johnson in the fourth round in 2019.

Baun immediately found a significant role on special teams, but never had a consistent place in the Saints' linebacking corps, so he left in free agency after last season. Gardner-Johnson made 31 starts in three years in New Orleans' secondary, but couldn't come to terms with the organization as his rookie contract was about to expire, and he was traded as the 2022 season was getting started.

Both have been key players in Philadelphia's push to the championship, especially Baun, who was one of the most improved players in the NFL this season.

Baun's significance to the Eagles was demonstrated at Media Night on Monday on the floor of the Superdome. He was one of 12 Philadelphia representatives placed on a riser to accommodate excess media attention while the rest of the team was scattered about in smaller gaggles on the turf.

"I was just looking for an opportunity," Baun said of his experience in free agency. "That's all I ever wanted. I knew nothing would be given to me. I had to work for a spot."

Baun likened his pro career to his college career at Wisconsin, in which he played very little in his first two seasons then jumped from 2.5 sacks to 12.5 sacks in his third and final season.

In Philadelphia, he's earned a spot as a starter -- and has shown throughout the season why he was deserving of it.

After starting a total of 14 games on defense in New Orleans, Baun started 16 this season. He had 151 total tackles and 93 solo tackles, 63 more total tackles and 33 more solos than he had during his Saints career. He entered the year with two career sacks and tallied 3.5 this season.

Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was the position coach of New Orleans' famed "Dome Patrol" linebacking corps in the 1980s. He didn't expect Baun to equal Pro Football Hall of Famers Rickey Jackson and Sam Mills, or the quartet's other standouts in Pat Swilling and Vaughan Johnson, but he did like what he saw on film when Philadelphia was evaluating the free agent.

"I just thought he could be an inside linebacker off the ball," Fangio said. "That's not what he played (in New Orleans). He didn't hardly play at all (with the Saints). He exceeded my expectations.

"I've really enjoyed Zack Baun. He's done a hell of a job for us. He's had a great season. Pro Bowl, obviously, got a great future."

Gardner-Johnson was acquired from New Orleans along with a seventh-round draft choice from the Saints in exchange for a fifth-rounder and a sixth-rounder. He made six interceptions on Philadelphia's last NFC championship team in 2022 despite missing five games due to injury.

He signed with Detroit before last season and returned to the Eagles on a three-year contract in March. Gardner-Johnson went on to duplicate his six interceptions of 2022, and Philadelphia duplicated its conference championship.

But Sirianni's contract expires after next season, and Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie said seated on the sideline at the Superdome on Monday night that this wasn't the time to discuss a new deal.

Sirianni, 43, and Philadelphia general manager Howie Roseman are not stumping for cash during Super Bowl week. At this time last year, Sirianni wondered if he would be asked to return. Roseman endorsed keeping the fiery coach with some modifications. Eventually the Eagles asked him to stay with two new coordinators.

"For me, that's always there. Every year, I have to prove myself," Roseman said Monday. "You can go from the top to getting your ass kicked real quick.

"I know that after the Super Bowl I'll drive my guys crazy telling them we're behind (scouting for the draft and planning for free agency) and we've got to meet. But I think that's part of it."

Sirianni is loved by players and loathed in some circles because of his emotional antics. During the previous Super Bowl meeting with the Kansas City Chiefs, Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts was caught on video trying to keep Sirianni from talking trash. He's had multiple outbursts at opposing fans.

Lurie, the owner of the Eagles during previous Super Bowl trips with Andy Reid and Doug Pederson on the sideline, on Monday called it one of the young firebrand's best traits, "and one of the worst."

Philadelphia tight end Dallas Goedert echoed Roseman's thoughts on why players are ready to go to bat for their coach.

"It's special, the closeness of our group, and it's a credit to him," Goedert said.

Sirianni said he and Roseman are in lockstep on plans for the future of the Eagles. They spend countless hours in the offseason running into each other's office to see if their eyes caught the same prospect who might be a potential gem in their system.

Roseman said Sirianni "keys on connection" in and out of the locker room as a core principle in Philadelphia.

"He also trusts," Roseman said.

Kupp, who has spent eight seasons with the Rams, revealed the team's decision in a social media post.

"I was informed that the team will be seeking a trade immediately and will be working with me and my family to find the right place to continue competing for championships," Kupp began. "I don't agree with the decision and always believed it was going to begin and end in LA.

"Still, if there's one thing that I have learned over the years: there are so many things that are out of your control, but it is how you respond to these things that you will look back on and remember.

"I have taken so much pride in playing alongside my teammates for the LA community, so thank you for embracing my family and making this such a special place for us."

Kupp had a season for the ages in 2021 when he won the NFL receiving triple crown with 145 receptions for 1,947 yards and 16 touchdowns. He was named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year and was a first-team All-Pro and a Pro Bowl selection.

He continued his stellar campaign with 33 catches for 478 yards and six touchdowns in four postseason games. He was named MVP of the Super Bowl LVI for catching eight passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns, including the winning 1-yard score with 1:25 left in the Rams' 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

But Kupp has been plagued by injuries over the past three seasons and has only topped 800 yards once during the span. This season, he injured an ankle in Week 2 and was limited to 12 games, producing 67 receptions for 710 yards and six touchdowns.

Kupp, who turns 32 in June, is eager to recapture his form.

"2024 began with one of the best training camps of my career," Kupp wrote. "Preparations start now for 2025. Highly motivated, as healthy as ever, and looking forward to playing elite football for years to come."

Kupp is due to make $20 million in 2025 in salary and bonuses with a cap hit of $29.78 million so the Rams may find it a difficult to find a trade partner.

One interested party could be Minnesota, as Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell was the Rams' offensive coordinator when Kupp had his mammoth campaign.

Kupp was a college star at FCS program Eastern Washington before the Rams drafted him in the third round of the 2017 draft. He has 634 catches for 7,776 yards and 57 touchdowns in 104 regular-season games (89 starts).

"I do think there's a potential that someday we'll have an international franchise," Goodell said Monday afternoon in the Saints' locker room at Caesars Superdome, set up for use by temporary tenants, the Philadelphia Eagles. "We do like to have -- being here in New Orleans, this is a great thing for the New Orleans Saints. Have the world's attention. I think the same would be true of an international franchise."

Prior to last year's Super Bowl in Las Vegas, Goodell publicly embraced moving to a shorter preseason -- currently three games per team -- and expanding the regular season from 17 to 18 games to meet overwhelming interest from fans. Goodell said the NFL and NFLPA haven't had formal negotiating sessions around expanding the regular season, which must be collectively bargained with players.

But the league definitely believes "18 and 2 might be a possibility," Goodell said, without disclosing a specific timeframe for the shift.

"The (18-game discussion will) come up in the context of the broader CBA issues. It will be part of the formal discussions (with the NFLPA)," Goodell said.

"We were able to do that when we moved to 17 games back in 2020. This year, the data on safety has been extraordinary on player safety and injuries. Concussions are at a historically low level this year. ... I think all of those are factors in, how do we look at the offseason?"

Goodell said the NFL continues to follow up with minority candidates regarding the "sincerity" of coaching interviews called into question recently under the "Rooney Rule" requirement for minorities to be included in team searches for coach and GM vacancies. Asked about the Trump Administration making efforts to dismantle diversity and inclusion protocol in corporations and federal hiring, Goodell said the NFL is continuing those efforts "because it does make the NFL better."

"We see that. We see how it's benefited the National Football League," Goodell said. "So many of us, including the National Football League and our office, are doing that voluntarily because it has benefitted our company.

"I am proud of it in this sense: I believe our diversity efforts have made the NFL better. We think we're better when we get different perspectives."

Goodell was seated on a makeshift stage with emcee Curt Menefee of FOX separated by the Lombardi Trophy and helmets of the Super Bowl LIX teams.

"From a lot of those theories are things that happen in social media and they get a new life," Goodell said. "Nobody wants it to be their theory. I understand it. I think it reflects a lot of the fans' passion. ... That's a ridiculous theory for anyone that might take it seriously."

New Orleans serves as the host city for a league record-tying 11th time on Sunday. Goodell and the league applauded renovations to the Superdome as the centerpiece of the headline event in pro sports.

"Obviously the stadium is a big part of that, the stage ... we realize this is a place that is sort of perfect for the Super Bowl," Goodell said.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes attempts to win his fourth Super Bowl ring on Sunday, which would still be three shy of record-holder Tom Brady.

Brady is on the call of the game Sunday with FOX in his first season as the featured game analyst on the network's No. 1 team with Kevin Burkhardt. Brady's presence in a dual role since he was approved as minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders has connected him more closely than most know to Goodell.

"He calls frequently," Goodell said of Brady, his infamous ‘Deflategate' rival. "To ask, ‘Am I doing OK?'"

The league reiterated Monday that Brady is "still subject to tampering rules and held accountable for that" after new Raiders head coach Pete Carroll said Brady is integrally involved in the team's football operation.

"In the case of this actual transition, we had special rules for this," Goodell said of Brady's role as owner and access-holding broadcaster. "That's something we'll obviously consider in the offseason -- should that policy be adjusted? Right now, Tom has been incredibly cooperative."

--The NFL has two franchises in Los Angeles -- the Rams and Chargers -- and will play the Super Bowl at their home stadium in two years. Goodell said the league intends to be "good corporate citizens but also to lead" in the rebuilding process that could take years in some communities.

Five NFL employees lost their homes in the fires.

"The NFL is going to be there to support that," the commissioner said. "It's also going to be there to support our platform -- give attention and focus to a community or issue that we all need to be aware of. ... We'll want to be part of that and rebuilding L.A. as soon as possible."

--Goodell celebrated Louisiana on Monday becoming the 15th state to legally recognize girls high school flag football as an official sport. He said there is significant interest from the NFL and beyond to establish a "professional flag football league."

"I do think there's a potential that someday we'll have an international franchise," Goodell said Monday afternoon in the Saints' locker room at Caesars Superdome, set up for use by temporary tenants, the Philadelphia Eagles. "We do like to have -- being here in New Orleans, this is a great thing for the New Orleans Saints. Have the world's attention. I think the same would be true of an international franchise."

Prior to last year's Super Bowl in Las Vegas, Goodell publicly embraced moving to a shorter preseason -- currently three per team -- and expanding the regular season from 17 to 18 games to meet overwhelming interest from fans. Goodell said the NFL and NFLPA haven't had formal negotiating sessions around expanding the regular season, which must be collectively bargained with players.

But the league definitely believes "18 and 2 might be a possibility," Goodell said, without disclosing a specific timeframe for the shift.

"The (18-game discussion will) come up in the context of the broader CBA issues. It will be part of the formal discussions (with the NFLPA)," Goodell said.

"We were able to do that when we moved to 17 games back in 2020. This year, the data on safety has been extraordinary on player safety and injuries. Concussions are at a historically low level this year. ... I think all of those are factors in, how do we look at the offseason?"

Goodell said the NFL continues to follow up with minority candidates regarding the "sincerity" of coaching interviews called into question recently under the "Rooney Rule" requirement for minorities to be included in team searches for coach and GM vacancies.

Asked about the Trump Administration making efforts to dismantle diversity and inclusion protocol in corporations and federal hiring, Goodell said the NFL is continuing those efforts "because it does make the NFL better."

"We see that. We see how it's benefited the National Football League," Goodell said. "So many of us, including the National Football League and our office, are doing that voluntarily because it has benefitted our company.

"I am proud of it in this sense: I believe our diversity efforts have made the NFL better. We think we're better when we get different perspectives."

Goodell was seated on a makeshift stage with emcee Curt Menefee of FOX separated by the Lombardi Trophy and helmets of the Super Bowl LIX teams.

"From a lot of those theories are things that happen in social media and they get a new life," Goodell said. "Nobody wants it to be their theory. I understand it. I think it reflects a lot of the fans' passion. ... That's a ridiculous theory for anyone that might take it seriously."

New Orleans serves as the host city for a league record-tying 11th time on Sunday. Goodell and the league applauded renovations to the Superdome as the centerpiece of the headline event in pro sports.

"Obviously the stadium is a big part of that, the stage ... we realize this is a place that is sort of perfect for the Super Bowl," Goodell said.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes attempts to win his fourth Super Bowl ring on Sunday, which would still be three shy of record-holder Tom Brady.

Brady is on the call of the game Sunday with FOX in his first season as the featured game analyst on the network's No. 1 team with Kevin Burkhardt. Brady's presence in a dual role since he was approved as minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders has connected him more closely than most know to Goodell.

"He calls frequently," Goodell said of Brady, his infamous ‘Deflategate' rival. "To ask, ‘Am I doing OK?'"

The league reiterated Monday that Brady is "still subject to tampering rules and held accountable for that" after new Raiders head coach Pete Carroll said Brady is integrally involved in the team's football operation.

"In the case of this actual transition, we had special rules for this," Goodell said of Brady's role as owner and access-holding broadcaster. "That's something we'll obviously consider in the offseason -- should that policy be adjusted? Right now, Tom has been incredibly cooperative."

--The NFL has two franchises in Los Angeles -- the Rams and Chargers -- and will play the Super Bowl at their home stadium in two years. Goodell said the league intends to be "good corporate citizens but also to lead" in the rebuilding process that could take years in some communities.

Five NFL employees lost their homes in the fires.

"The NFL is going to be there to support that," the commissioner said. "It's also going to be there to support our platform -- give attention and focus to a community or issue that we all need to be aware of. ... We'll want to be part of that and rebuilding L.A. as soon as possible."

--Goodell celebrated Louisiana on Monday becoming the 15th state to legally recognize girls high school flag football as an official sport. He said there is significant interest from the NFL and beyond to establish a "professional flag football league."

Arguably the NFL's most feared pass rusher, Garrett wants a change of NFL addresses so he can pursue a Super Bowl title with a team ready to win now. There figures to be no shortage of suitors among contending teams for the former No. 1 overall pick who turned 29 years old in December.

Dallas owner Jerry Jones could swiftly sweep the criticism of his handling of the Cowboys' coaching change under the rug by acquiring the Arlington, Texas, native who starred at Texas A&M. Dallas finished 28th in total defense this season and next-to-last in allowing an average of 27.5 points per game.

Garrett would make for a potential dynamic duo with Micah Parsons. They were ranked as the second- and third-best pass rushers in the league this season, respectively, by ProFootballFocus.com, behind only Detroit's Aidan Hutchinson.

The Cowboys were quickly installed as the +400 favorites to land Garrett should the Browns deal the four-time first-team All-Pro this offseason.

Washington reached the NFC Championship Game despite a porous defense, and the Commanders hold the second shortest odds at +600, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs at +700.

Another potential interesting destination is Las Vegas. While the Raiders' roster would appear to be closer to rebuilding mode than title push, the Raiders didn't hire 73-year-old coach Pete Carroll with the long game in mind.

The Raiders hold some intriguing assets, including the No. 6 and No. 37 overall draft picks in 2025, and veteran pass rusher Maxx Crosby. Whether Garrett would be open to Las Vegas is unknown, but the Raiders were installed with +700 odds.

MYLES GARRETT NEXT TEAM ODDS*

Dallas Cowboys (+400)

Washington Commanders (+500)

Kansas City Chiefs (+600)

Las Vegas Raiders (+700)

San Francisco 49ers (+800)

Philadelphia Eagles (+900)

Buffalo Bills (+1000)

Green Bay Packers (+1000)

Detroit Lions (+1400)

Miami Dolphins (+1600)

New England Patriots (+1600)

Denver Broncos (+1800)

Los Angeles Chargers (+1800)

Chicago Bears (+2000)

Minnesota Vikings (+2000)

Baltimore Ravens (+2500)

Pittsburgh Steelers (+2500)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (+2500)

Cincinnati Bengals (+3300)

New York Jets (+3300)

Seattle Seahawks (+3300)

Indianapolis Colts (+4000)

Jacksonville Jaguars (+4000)

Los Angeles Rams (+4000)

Houston Texans (+5000)

New Orleans Saints (+5000)

Tennessee Titans (+5000)

Arizona Cardinals (+6600)

Atlanta Falcons (+6600)

Carolina Panthers (+6600)

New York Giants (+6600)

*SportsBetting.ag odds provided for entertainment purposes only.

The defending NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Garrett made his trade request in a statement he released Monday morning.

"While I've loved calling this city my home, my desire to win and compete on the biggest stages won't allow me to be complacent. The goal was never to go from Cleveland to Canton, it has always been to compete for and win a Super Bowl. With that in mind, I have requested to be traded from the Cleveland Browns," Garrett wrote, in part.

Garrett is one of five finalists for the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year award after recording 14 sacks, three forced fumbles and a league-high 22 tackles for loss on the season, starting all 17 games.

NFL award recipients will be announced Thursday.

Since being selected No. 1 overall by the Browns in the 2017 draft, Garrett has racked up 102.5 sacks, 20 forced fumbles, 200 quarterback hits and 116 tackles for loss in 117 career games (114 starts).

He has made five straight Pro Bowls and six overall.

Garrett signed a five-year, $125 million extension with the Browns in 2020 and is set to count $19.7 million against the team's cap in 2025. He would become an unrestricted free agent ahead of the 2027 season, according to Spotrac.

Caley, 42, served the past two seasons as the Rams' tight ends coach and added the responsibility of pass game coordinator in 2024.

He replaces Bobby Slowik, who was fired after two seasons in Houston.

Caley spent eight years with the New England Patriots as a tight ends coach (2017-22), TEs and fullbacks coach (2020-21) and an offensive assistant (2015-16).

The native of Canton, Ohio, previously coached in the college ranks from 2005-14.

The Commanders are here to stay.

"It's now being embraced by our team, by our culture, by our coaching staff," he said of the moniker. "We're going with that."

A Washington Post-Schar School poll in April showed only 16 percent of Commanders fans supported keeping the name, adopted in 2022 after the franchise spent two seasons as the Washington Football Team. That name was used as the franchise moved on from Redskins, which it had used since 1937.

But after a 12-5 season that saw Washington land in the NFC Championship Game for the first time since the 1991 season, the name has staying power, Harris said at a news conference.

"Now, in this building, the name Commanders means something," he said. "It's about players who love football, are great at football, hit hard, mentally tough, great teammates. It's really meaningful. That name is growing in meaning."

With the name issue settled, Harris said the Commanders would emphasize improving the roster, "fixing up" team headquarters in Ashburn, Va., and moving on with plans to move out of dated Northwest Stadium in suburban Landover, Md., and into a new stadium.