Don’t Step on His Brand-New Shoes

“I am 22 years old, and I have never seen anything like this,” said Trevor Pryce, amid the madness of Super Bowl media day.

“Like what?” the Bronco rookie defensive tackle was asked. “What’s the strangest thing to happen so far?”

“Some dude just stepped on my brand new shoes,” Pryce said, pointing toward TV camera-carriers.

“Did he apologize?”

“No,” Pryce said. “He asked me, ‘Cool shoes . . . how much they cost?’ ”

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Santana Dotson plays tackle opposite Gilbert Brown in the Green Bay defensive front. He says Brown plays better when he gets aggravated.

True?

“True,” Brown said. “It’s like if you say something bad about my mama. You get me agged, I’ll rip your throat out.”

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Tyrone Braxton is in his 11th season, all with AFC clubs. The AFC has lost 13 Super Bowls in a row.

“Why? Don’t ask me. It’s crazy,” the Bronco safety said. “We all get drafted out of the same colleges.”

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“Describe John Elway in one word,” someone shouted to Shannon Sharpe.

The Denver tight end replied, “Fantastic.”

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Comedy Central TV interviewer to Mark Chmura, Packer tight end:

“Does a tight end have to have a tight end?”

Chmura: “It helps.”