Playing on College Football's Biggest Stage Has Helped Hernandez Adjust to Magnitude of Playing in a Super Bowl

The Puerto Ricans are taking over Indianapolis, as Aaron Hernandez and Victor Cruz are set to become the first Puerto Rican duo to play in a Super Bowl when they take the field for the 46th edition of the game. Cruz is the most popular, with his salsa moves even inspiriting the likes of the Material Girl herself, Madonna, who broke out some dance moves in her news conference prior...

Did anyone know how much ink Aaron Hernandez had before? Guys has tattoos everywhere.

INDIANAPOLIS — Move over salsa-specialist Victor Cruz. Aaron Hernandez may need room to show his merengue moves in the end zone. The dueling dancers are practicing the steps that they hope will lead to touchdowns at the Super Bowl and give the NFL showcase the look of a hard-hitting episode ...

You see him on the field, but that only tells half the story. Brandon Spikes is a linebacker for the Patriots, a nasty run-stuffer who is as physical as they come. But the story of how he got to the Super Bowl, how he even made it to the NFL, was one that captured my interests yesterday. How Spikes overcame a brutally rough hometown of Shelby, N.C., thanks to the strength of an amazing...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes can be an intimidating player on the field, and he doesn't shy away from that reputation off the field, either. The 2010 second-round pick is a hard hitter who attacks the hole and loves to show his emotion when he makes a play. And he'll tell you about it, too. "I'm going to try to do all means to try and hurt you...

Tight ends are ruling the NFL, and the Patriots have two threats — Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez — at that position.

INDIANAPOLIS — With formidable Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez on the Patriots roster, Giants tight end Jake Ballard has become the other tight end in Super Bowl XLVI, and Travis Beckum and Bear Pascoe the other other tight ends. Beckum and Pascoe, third-year players, have given the Giants a boost during...

Brandon Spikes was a two-time first-team All-American at Florida and figured he was sure to be a first-round draft pick. But Spikes ended up lasting until late in the second round before the Patriots took him 62nd overall. Spikes blames his fall on his 40-yard dash time, and he credits Bill Belichick for being the…

Brandon Spikes made a bold fashion statement when he donned a dazzling pink-striped suit during the Patriots’ Super Bowl send-off last Sunday at Gillette Stadium. But the Patriots’ second-year linebacker from the University of Florida is hoping to help make an even bigger statement with his play against the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.