BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — You can almost see the relief spreading across Chris Long’s face when the inevitable goofy question penetrates these Super Bowl media sessions, such as the what-will-you-have-for-breakfast Sunday question (Frosted Flakes, if you must).
Verbal missives from that sub-species of journalistic query are easy, some even fun, and they are most welcome after a long, Long season of difficult questions and complicated answers for the Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive end.
Across the room here Thursday, Malcolm Jenkins seemed to smile less often, as he too is an Eagle with a lot on his mind, a lot that requires serious explanation.