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By Scott Malone
NEWARK, N.J., Jan 28 (Reuters) - A noisy marching band, costumed characters and a 9-year-old reporter were among hundreds of journalists and football fans that filled a Newark, New Jersey, arena on Tuesday for the media scrum that marks the kick-off of Super Bowl week.
Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks players and coaches fielded questions from how they would handle the frigid temperatures to what Winter Olympics sport they would play if they weren't in the NFL. For Seattle defensive lineman Michael Bennett it would be curling, he said.