SportsFanLive Reports

He missed the first team bus and almost arrived late for the second, but on a fourth-quarter play with three minutes left, cornerback Tracy Porter arrived early –- crossing in front of Reggie Wayne and intercepting Peyton Manning for a touchdown.

He trekked 74 yards into the end zone and already visions of the Lombardi Trophy flashed across the field.

Actually, those weren’t visions -– just Porter’s haircut, which had the Super Bowl trophy and the Louisiana Superdome shaved into his head.

“It was a last-minute haircut,” said Porter, whose barber Reggie flew in from New Orleans just to maintain his playoff ritual. "I actually got it a couple of hours before we had to leave for the game."

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-- JENNA LAINE

His numbers don’t command staggering attention. His coach even conceded that the team needs to improve running the football. But Colts running back Donald Brown has already made an immeasurable impact – not just on the playing field for his Super Bowl-bound team but on the world around him.

He thinks before he speaks, striking some as guarded and others with the notion he’s got wisdom beyond his years. It’s not often you meet a 22-year old who turns down a Christmas gift, matches it dollar for dollar and donates it to a soup kitchen in his hometown.

“He is something special,” said his agent Jamey Crimmins, who took notice of the prolific running back after discovering that both were from New Jersey. “My first impression was that he’s a polite and articulate young man who says things like ‘please’ and ‘thank you’. Clearly, his parents raised him the right way.”

UConn’s all-time leading rusher with 3,800 yards, Brown entered the draft as a junior, becoming the Colts’ first-round pick in 2009.

But before he could pound the line of scrimmage and help the Colts to an AFC Championship, Brown set out to attack a more pressing issue – mentoring the youth in his community.

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-- JENNA LAINE

Saints cornerback Tracy Porter shared some interesting personal insights about his teammates with BlogBlitz/SportsFanLive.com correspondent Jenna Laine. Among them:

Most Likely To Do Dancing With the Stars:
“I definitely know one guy that would want to do it. Anthony Hargrove. Absolutely. He’d definitely want to do it.”

Most Likely To Accidentally Start A House Fire Trying To Cook:
“I don’t want to wish bad luck on anyone, but I’d say Usama Young.”

For more on Porter's takes of his teammates, click here to read the full story on NFL Blog Blitz.

They averaged almost 32 points a game with 400 yards on offense split among a plethora of speedy running backs and wideouts. Their defense forced five turnovers against the untouchable Brett Favre.

Yet the one thing flashier than the New Orleans Saints’ style of play has nothing to do with the football field – it’s their hair.

No other team in the NFL commands such coif-related attention.

Forget the mega-hit Remi Ayodele laid on Favre. Let’s talk about Ayodele’s mammoth of a Mohawk.

“I consider my Mohawk the best Mohawk in America. I consider mine ‘super fabulous,’” said the third-year nose tackle out of Oklahoma, who acknowledged his greatest challenge has been getting his hair to cooperate with the humid South Florida weather.

“I usually use Bed Head, but this weather is killing me.”

When asked what image he hopes to project with the do, he replied, “Rock Star.”

For more on the Saints and how they're styling, click here to read the full story on NFL Blog Blitz.

-- JENNA LAINE

By far the most entertaining outlet on Super Bowl Media Day was the newly formed OCNN – Ochocinco News Network. That’s right, Chad Ochocinco even has a news team to make sure he gets all the media spotlight he deserves. Wow! Ray Rice was serving as a roving reporter for OCNN and got some laughs by asking the Colts defensive players, “Hey man, why did you hit me so hard?” and other poignant questions. Yes, friends, it was truly an entertaining experience that reinforced the old adage that reality is stranger than fiction any day.

We also got a chance to catch up with the Internet's two best jokesters, Jake and Amir from CollegeHumor.com. They were in town to join the OCNN reporting team and were kind enough to give us a couple minutes.



Soon it was on to Mr. Rice, though, as we caught a few of his interviews in the media circus.



Here he is with Colts defensive end and fellow Rutgers alum Gary Brackett.



And finally talking to Marques Colston, Saints wide receiver.



For complete coverage of the Saints Media Day, click here for our exclusives on NFL Blog Blitz.

For complete coverage of the Colts Media Day, click here for our exclusives on NFL Blog Blitz.

For a look at a Super Bowl Cheat Sheet, click here to see what the folks at SportsPickle.com have put together.

Among a team of All-Stars, there are some stars that shine brighter than others. Love him or hate him, Chad Ochocinco is one of the true characters in the game, and he always draws an audience. Personable, affable and accessible, Chad always knows how to put on a show for the audience. As a fan, if you wonder what it's like to be inside of the locker room after the game, here's an insiders view after the 2010 Pro Bowl.

In the segment Chad opines on:

- Communicating with Commissioner Goodell

- Thoughts on coming back to the Pro Bowl, this time in his hometown of Miami

- Super Bowl prediction (Manning, Indy at the end)

- Attending the Super Bowl -- He'll be watching the game in the box with Mark Anthony and J-Lo (Suite 247 in case you are wondering), and he needs a date

- Ray Lewis, coming out of the shower, calls out Ochocinco for his overt showmanship in playing to the media

- Also, check out his gold watch ... very understated.



-- DAVID KATZ