Arizona Cardinals Get Big Airport Send-Off by Fans Before Heading to Tampa
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The enthusiastic Cardinals supporters and their families, many holding homemade signs (or babies in cute, red jerseys) lined up near a Northwest Airlines jet on a Terminal 2 tarmac to cheer on their favorite players.
A few dignitaries were also on-hand, including the state's new governor, Jan Brewer, who wore a bright-red outfit.
See more shots from the send off in this Cardinals Slide Show.
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The mayors of Glendale and Phoenix, Elaine Scruggs and Phil Gordon, gave short pep talks. Gordon played to the crowd of mostly Phoenix residents, (who live or work within a few miles of the airport, no doubt), mildly dissing the suburban Valley cities and touting a bet he's made with the mayor of Pittsburgh. If -- when! -- the Cardinals win, 28-year-old boy mayor Luke Ravenstahl must wear a Cardinals jersey with his name on it and send an entire school of Phoenix kids to a game.
The crowd didn't want to see anyone but the Cardinals players, though, even booing the cheerleaders at one point.
"Bring on the Cardinals!"
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The Cardinals' opponents in the Super Bowl, the Pittsburgh Steelers, arrived in Florida earlier today.
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