[Sciutto:] NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will give his annual State of the League address later today. He might talk about a little football game that's going on this weekend, I think. Sunday, is it? Sunday. Yes.
[Harlow:] We're getting him there. We're getting Jim excited for Super Bowl LIII. Andy Scholes is outside of Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Good morning. What can we expect today?
[Andy Scholes, Cnn Sports Correspondent:] Hey, Jim and Poppy. Well, we can expect Roger Goodell to get a lot of questions about what happened in the NFC championship game. You know, for some reason, Goodell and the league, they decided not to address that big blown call in that Saints-Rams game, you know. And this was despite, you know, CNN, many other outlets reaching out to them, trying to get a comment about what the league thought about what happened. So that blown call, and the officiating, and just, you know, why the league has decided not to say anything at all, will surely be a topic during the press conference this afternoon. Roger Goodell going to take to the podium at 1:00 p.m. Eastern. In the meantime, the NFL cancelling Maroon 5's halftime show press conference that was scheduled for Thursday. The NFL said the artists will let their show do the talking as they prepare to take the stage this Sunday. Now, this year's act has been in the news because, you know, many artists had said they would not do the Super Bowl halftime show in support of Colin Kaepernick. Now, Tom Brady, he, of course, a big topic of conversation for this year's Super Bowl. He's 41 years old now. He'd be the oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl if he can beat the Rams on Sunday. And Brady said, you know, as he's gotten older, he appreciates this opportunity to play in this game so much more. And he had some fun with the media yesterday, when he was asked if he thinks him and LeBron James are alike.
[Tom Brady, Quaterback, New England Patriots:] We're similar athletes, LeBron and I. Both great size and speed, jumping ability, shooting, not quite. No, he's a much better athlete than me. I wouldn't change anything. And you know, I just love being here. I love representing our team. I love trying to go out there and win a world championship.
[Scholes:] Now, on Sunday, Tony Romo's going to call his first Super Bowl alongside Jim Nantz on CBS. This season, you know, fans have been in awe of Romo's ability to predict plays before they happen on the field. And I caught up with Romo yesterday and asked him how he does it.
[Tony Romo, Former Quarterback, Dallas Cowboys:] You just try and look at plays, players, mannerisms, everything. And then you try and just hopefully make it fun for the viewers at home. And, you know, just passion comes out and you're trying to, you know, show that passion to people at home. And, you know, you study something long enough in your life, hopefully you get lucky once in a while.
[Scholes:] And with your ability to see what's happening on the field, many people think you've got a future in coaching. Will we ever see Coach Romo in the Super Bowl?
[Romo:] Not any time soon, but I'm sure at some point in the future, I'll want to do that part of it. But just not right now. Just like where life is, and I got young boys and I want to spend time with them.
[Scholes:] So there you go, guys. We could see Coach Romo in the future. And he did give us a prediction on the score of the Super Bowl. He said it's going to be 28-24, but he didn't tell us who was going to win. So we'll wait and see
[Sciutto:] Oh, we know
[Scholes:] if that happens.
[Sciutto:] we know who he thinks is going to win. Come on.
[Harlow:] Andy, thank you. My do you get to go to the big game, by the way?
[Scholes:] Looks like it, Poppy. Fingers crossed that, you know, I'll have that credential. But, you know. Looks like it's going to happen.
[Harlow:] Lucky man. All right. We'll see you tomorrow, Andy.
[Scholes:] All right.
[Harlow:] Thank you all for being with us. We will see you here tomorrow morning.