Chapter 467 Super Sunday

On February 2, the New York Jets arrived in Houston.

On the morning of the 3rd, the team entered the Ruilant Stadium in advance to familiarize themselves with the venue.

This stadium was newly built in 2002 and is the home stadium of the Houston Texans, a team in the American League South. The Jets and Texans are in different districts. They played a game with the Texans in 2001. They have played in both years. I haven't played the Texans before, so this is my first time in this stadium.

This stadium is one of the five most dazzling high-tech stadiums in the NFL, with 75,000 seats. It is the first stadium in the United States with an openable roof. If it rains or the temperature drops, the transparent roof can automatically close within ten minutes. .

When the Jets left, the Panthers entered the stadium to get familiar with the venue. The two sides had a face-to-face meeting in the underground parking lot.

The Panthers, like the Jets, were visiting the newly constructed stadium for the first time.

As opponents in the Super Bowl, the two teams played once in 2002 and only played two games in the last seven seasons. They have not met yet this season and the lineups have changed, so Not very understanding.

In contrast, due to the addition of Zhao Dong, the Jets purged a large number of main players and became almost a brand new team. The Panthers did not understand the Jets even more.

The Panthers from North Carolina are a fairly young NFL team that was only established in 1995. This is the first time they have reached the Super Bowl.

The team has four star players, they are quarterback Rom Chelsea, wide receiver John Stockover, defensive tackle Nao Tielin, and offensive tackle Karl Marton.

Among them, quarterback Chelsea and offensive tackle Marton were both selected in the draft. Together with the two stars traded in, the Panthers formed this luxurious lineup and performed better than the Jets. The team had a better regular season record of 15 wins and 1 loss, which helped them reach the Super Bowl. The current record is 17 wins and 1 loss.

The two teams passed each other, and hundreds of players and dozens of coaches looked at each other as if sparks were flashing.

However, the Super Bowl was about to begin. In order not to affect the game, both parties exercised some restraint and did not behave excessively, and they soon separated.

"Did you see that, that Chinese guy is afraid of death and carries dozens of bodyguards with him. The alliance doesn't care about him at all. It's so arrogant!"

"Damn guy, he can play multiple positions and it's hard to deal with. What are we going to do?"

After being separated for a long time,

Some Panthers players started shouting, which shows that although they hate Zhao Dong, they also have great concerns.

4th, Super Sunday.

On this day, the United States is on holiday for the weekend, and all supermarkets across the United States are overcrowded.

At eight o'clock in the evening, hundreds of millions of Americans are sitting in front of the TV, eating food, drinking beer, and waiting for the start of the Super Bowl.

Texas, where the Super Bowl is held, has experienced a cold wave in the past two days. The temperature has dropped significantly, forcing the Jets' management to quickly purchase cold-proof down jackets.

On the 4th, the temperature got even lower. It snowed heavily before dawn. By the evening, the temperature had dropped to minus 3 degrees.

The transparent roof of the huge Rilant Stadium was closed, and a thick layer of snow had accumulated on it.

Although it was a cold world outside, inside the stadium, it was in full swing, and the noise from more than 70,000 people never stopped for a second.

"Buzz buzz..."

There were endless discussions, shouts, quarrels, and popcorn chewing.

This Super Bowl still attracted countless celebrities.

Many big-name stars from Hollywood came to Houston, as did many stars from the other three sports leagues.

As the owner of the Mavericks, Jordan led the entire team into Ryland Stadium, including Da Zhi.

Dayao, Duncan, Marbury, Barkley, Damien, Oakley, Kobe, O'Neal, Alan Houston, etc., fifty or sixty NBA stars came to the stadium.

After they arrived at the stadium, they gathered together and decided to go to the Jets locker room to say hello first.

"This guy actually got ahead in the NFL." As he walked, Jordan said to the dream beside him with some envy.

"If you had persevered back then, you might have been able to make it on the baseball field." Dameng joked.

Hearing the other party's ridicule, Jordan snorted and said, "I should play in the NFL like him. With my quality, it shouldn't be difficult to play as a wide receiver."

"Michael, don't think about your age. You were already 30 years old at that time. The NFL is no better than the NBA. You won't be able to make a difference if you go there. It would be better to stay in the NBA and maybe win two more championships."

Barkley, who was behind, caught up and joked.

Jordan feels unhappy when he thinks about his retirement. If he hadn't retired, he would have secured six consecutive championships, not much behind Zhao Dong. But now it's far behind. Zhao Dong has won seven consecutive championships, and he has only four championships.

"What about 30 years old? My body was still in peak condition at that time. If I didn't retire, you would be like that guy Robinson without a championship for the rest of his life."

After being teased by Buckley, he lost his temper and turned to Dameng.

Dameng said angrily: "Why are you venting your anger on me? Even if you stay, you will still be our championship in those two years."

"That's impossible," Jordan said angrily.

"We're here, stop making noise."

At this time, Magic Johnson in front turned back and reminded: "If Feilong sees you fighting for something he doesn't want, he might laugh to death."

"Shet!"

Jordan cursed angrily.

Outside the locker room were a large number of Jets coaches, some stadium security personnel, and Zhao Dong's twenty-four bodyguards.

Owner Robert Wood Johnson and general manager Philip were also outside. They saw a group of NBA stars coming and greeted them warmly.

Jordan expressed his intention to come, and Phillip nodded and said, "I'll go in first and say, wait a moment."

Soon, three seconds after Philip entered, the door to the locker room opened again. Zhao Dong stood behind the door and said with a smile on his face: "Hey, my defeated generals, are you here to see me win the Super Bowl?"

"This damn guy, let's go up and beat him up together."

Jordan was so angry that he threw down the cigar in his hand and turned to shout to the others.

Buckley chuckled, pointed at the fifty or so muscular men behind Zhao Dong, and then pointed at the more than twenty bodyguards in the corridor behind him, and said to Jordan: "You go first, I support you mentally. "

Jordan opened his mouth, suddenly laughed, went up and hugged Zhao Dong, and whispered: "Feilong, the money I owe Nike and you has been paid back this year. It's time for you to return the Mavericks shares in your hands to me, right?"

Part of the money he paid to buy the Mavericks was borrowed from Nike, using his lifetime contract as collateral, and part of it was Zhao Dong's personal loan, using 30% of the Mavericks' shares as collateral. He has been paying off the debt and it was only paid off this year.

Zhao Dong smiled and said, "Are you sure you want me to return it to you?"

Jordan was startled and suddenly realized that what he should do now was not to urge Zhao Dong to return the shares, but to sell those shares to Zhao Dong so that he could continue to be tied to Zhao Dong.

"Okay, think about it again and reply to me in two days." Zhao Dong smiled and began to greet others.

"Dayao, he played well this year."

When talking to Dayao, he praised.

"Fortunately, the Lakers played very well." Dayao said with a smile.

Since the start of this year, the NBA schedule has passed halfway. The Nets have the best record in the league, better than the Lakers, and have unlimited momentum to win the championship.

Zhao Dong looked back at Kobe and O'Neal behind him. The conflict between the two enemies was deepening. They even intensified after not winning the championship for many years. The media frequently exposed the problems between them.

"Kobe, Shaq, if you don't join forces, can you beat Dayao and Tim?" he joked.

Kobe snorted, and O'Neal looked a little dissatisfied. The latter muttered: "I'm not old yet."

Zhao Dong smiled, turned back to Dayao, Duncan, and Marbury and said: "You have the best chance this year. Dayao's rookie contract is over, and the next contract will definitely pay the maximum salary. The Nets are unable to offer three Maximum salary, and one of the three of you will leave the Nets."

Maximum salary and maximum salary are also different. Some maximum salaries are over 10 million, and some are more than 20 million. Marbury and Duncan's contracts are both the former. Yao's rookie contract, if not for this, the Nets would also There is no ability to create such a luxurious lineup of the Big Three.

But with Dayao's contract ending, he estimates that with the Nets' ability, they can keep at most two of the Big Three next season. One of Dayao and Duncan should go, creating a dual-core lineup inside and outside.

And he is no longer in the NBA. Teams like the Nets and Lakers really don't need to maintain the lineup of the Big Three.

Of course, if they fail to win the championship this season, the Nets may grit their teeth and fight for another season or two, depending on whether the boss is willing to dig into his pocket.

This year's Super Bowl will be broadcast live across the United States on ABC TV, and the on-site commentators are Luca Michael and Lance Victor.

At this time, Luka Michael said: "The Panthers have four stars and the Jets have three. The former has a better record. Except for the New York media, other media are more optimistic about the Panthers. I think it makes sense."

Victor played devil's advocate and said with a smile: "But the two teams have not played each other last season or this season. The Jets should be said to be a brand new lineup, and the Panthers have also introduced star players, so the regular season record cannot be accurate without direct competition. By comparing their records, it’s difficult to determine their strength.”

Having said this, he finally said: "I think it's still five or five, they all have a chance to win the Super Bowl."

At 8:15, the team begins to take the field.

The stadium arranged a grand entrance ceremony, with two rows of fireworks placed on both sides of the player tunnel, and a large number of celebrities and players were invited to the stadium to participate in the entrance ceremony.

Amidst fireworks and fierce rock music, surrounded by many stars, and amid the crazy shouts of more than 70,000 fans, the Jets and Panthers completed an exciting appearance.

At 8:25, the two sides finished guessing the coin. The Panthers guessed correctly and chose to attack.

At 8:30, the special teams teams from both sides took the field, and the Super Bowl officially began.

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