INDIANAPOLIS – Chad Ochocinco was the last Patriot to walk across the field and wade into the pack of reporters and photographers waiting near the sideline. He felt no need to rush the moment he’d longed for nearly his whole life.
This was his Super Bowl media day.
Ochocinco finally got to be on the receiving end of questions Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium for an annual event that he attended several times as a microphone-toting correspondent for his social media Ochocinco News Network.
Now, the microphones were aimed at him.
“Aw, man, I’ve dreamed of it,” Ochocinco said, wearing his blue No. 85 jersey, blue Super Bowl cap and irrepressible smile. “I’ve been playing this game a long time — started out at 4 years old. And this is what you dream of, to come to this stage and enjoy it. So that’s what I’m going to do.”
And he’s doing it the New England way.
Instead of driving the conversation by talking about himself, Ochocinco was along for the ride. He didn’t seem to mind that he didn’t get one of the 14 podiums set up on the field for coach Bill Belichick and players.
Instead, he stood at the 13-yard line between podiums reserved
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