At Super Bowl 50 the NFL promenaded the MVPs of the previous 49 games, and the brief ceremony had some unintended consequences.
Jet-setting Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who has won the award three times, resplendent in designer shades and suit, got lusty boos from the mostly pro-Broncos crowd.
All but about six of the former winners walked with a pronounced limp.
Three-time MVP Joe Montana (who won four Super Bowls) met reporters at the Moscone Center during the week, making some surprising revelations about his post-football life.
Joe Cool has had three neck fusions since retiring, elbow surgery, and needs knee replacement surgery.