SANTA CLARA — Every player in the San Francisco 49ers locker room had just won his biggest game of the season. For many, their careers. They would soon begin preparation for the game in Miami two weeks from then that will usurp that title.
Even as music was still blaring and players continued to take their turns with the George Halas trophy, the text messages started rolling in.
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The dreaded requests for Super Bowl tickets.
“I’ve gotta get my number changed,” rookie linebacker Dre Greenlaw said.
While much of the focus these next two weeks will be on the field (deservedly) and the media circus that happens off of it (less deservedly), the real quagmire for most participants in Super Bowl LIV is deciding who gets to go.