Former Cowboys DT Tony Casillas on the closing Cowboys window.

Earlier this week, Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware opined that the “window is closing” on the Cowboys’ chances of getting to the Super Bowl with its current core group of players. Former Cowboys defensive tackle and owner of two Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl rings Tony Casillas says that the window in all likelihood has already closed.

Impressionist Frank Caliendo brings an All-Star crowd on Radio Row.

When you can interview John Madden, Charles Barkley, President George W. Bush and Jon Gruden all in a single sitting, you’ve done something. That’s exactly what happens when comedian and impressionist Frank Caliendo stops by your position on Radio Row.

Warren Moon talks with Bill Coates about head trauma.

Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon suffered numerous concussions during his career in the NFL, which included ten seasons for the Houston Oilers. Warren sat down with Bill Coates on Radio Row to talk about head injuries as well as the evolution of NFL quarterbacks.

It’s not just about football.

Not everyone comes to a Super Bowl city for the football game. In fact, those that attend the game itself are in the minority. Here are images from New Orleans, site of Super Bowl XLVII, having nothing to do with football.

Forget about Hall of Fame NFL players walking through the Media Center all day. They're a dime-a-dozen at a Super Bowl. But when Beyoncé is in the house, the media gets excited.

The crush of media waiting 45 minutes for the arrival of Beyoncé was not for those bothered by crowds or claustrophobia.

Forty five minutes after her scheduled arrival time, Super Bowl XLVII halftime entertainer Beyoncé swooped into the Media Center.

It wasn't planned. Newly-crowned Miss America Mallory Hagan was making a promotional appearance in the lobby of the Media Center as Beyoncé was leaving the Media Center. The chance encounter created a photo op.

NFL Network anchors Rich Eisen (left) and Deion Sanders await the arrival of Beyoncé.

The pending arrival of Beyoncé brought much of the activity in the Media Center to a standstill. But not for Bill Coates. Bill pressed on with an interview with former Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon.

New Orleans is famous for many things, not the least of which is the food. Here we see the waiter at New Orleans landmark restaurant Arnaud\'s prepare Café Brûlot, a signature dessert made with coffee, lemon and orange rinds, cloves, cinnamon sticks and Orange Curacao and flamed with brandy.

It's one of the most famous streets in America. Bourbon Street is a hub of nightlife nearly every night in New Orleans.

Food, booze, music and naughtiness. All are available on Bourbon Street.

Bright lights and crowds are the hallmarks of New Orleans's Bourbon Street.

New Orleans is a nighttime city. Working for tips, this pair of entertainers does their thing right in the middle of Bourbon Street.

Don't bring the kids - at least not until they're grown. Bawdiness is a long-standing tradition in New Orleans's French Quarter.

Established in 1840 in this very location on St. Louis Street in the French Quarter, Antoine's is famous for creating many famous dishes, including Oysters Rockefeller.

On Jackson Square for a few dollars, you can gain insight into your love life and your future wealth. Tarot card readers ring the square, promising to reveal your future.

The statue of Andrew Jackson looks upon the CBS installation at Jackson Square.

Doing the game broadcast is not enough when it comes to the Super Bowl. CBS set up shop in Jackson Square in the shadow of St. Louis Cathedral from which the network originated programming all week.

Troy Aikman joins Bill Coates on Radio Row.

Hall of Fame Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman joined Bill Coates on Radio Row at Super Bowl XLVII to talk about combating counterfeit NFL game tickets, the Dallas Cowboys, the status of Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett and the prospect of former teammates Charles Haley and Larry Allen being inducted into the NFL Football Pro Hall of Fame.

Photos from Super Bowl XLVII Week.

It’s not just the game. It’s the hype and hoopla the week before, too. Here are some images from New Orleans, site of Super Bowl XLVII.

San Francisco 49ers guard Mike Iupati takes questions from the assembled media during Media Day at Super Bowl XLVII.

San Francisco 49ers starting center Jonathan Goodwin is surrounded by members of the media.

A very high percentage of the media at Media Day concern themselves very little, if at all, with football.

There are so many members of the media present at Media Day that competition for access to players is intense. Many media organizations have found that a pretty girl helps.

Who is he? How did he get a credential? Who on Earth wants to interview him? These are questions that go unanswered at every Super Bowl Media Day.

Capping what must have been a frustrating season plagued by injury, Baltimore Ravens offensive guard Jah Reid will sit out Super Bowl XLVII on injured reserve .

San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh will coach his team across the field from his brother John Harbaugh, who will be at the helm of the Baltimore Ravens.

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick informed a questioner that his favorite tattoo is the one inside his bicep that says, My gift is my curse.

It was at this podium that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver offered up the Super Bowl XLVII quote of the week. He said, “Now that I’m older, I do think I’m the greatest receiver to ever do it.”

There are 53 active players on each of the two teams playing in the Super Bowl. For each of those players, there are at least 50 members of the media.

Everyone wants a piece of Media Day. We will leave it to you to figure out the connection between the Super Bowl and the children's cable channel Nicktoons.

ESPN's Chris Berman conducts what looks like a legitimate interview during Media Day - a notable exception.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh answers the inevitable questions attendant to coaching in the Super Bowl against his brother.

This is New Orleans. That means food. In honor of Super Bowl 47, a group of New Orleans chefs worked together on Radio Row to create a 47-foot Louisiana Seafood Po' Boy sandwich. It was devoured in less than five minutes.

If you make a sandwich, it's all one type of sandwich. Put a bunch of chefs together from some of New Orleans's best restaurants, and each section of a 47-foot Seafood Po' Boy will be its own unique creation.

Football players are important celebrities in New Orleans. But they don't outrank chefs.

Democratic strategist and pundit James Carville is first and foremost a Louisianan. Carville served as the co-chair of the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee for Super Bowl XLVII.

At the NFL Experience, there is no gender discrimination. Boys and girls can test their skills as future NFL players.

Kids that dream about playing in the NFL can get a little taste of what it might be like in the skills section of the NFL Experience.

Not this year. But not that long ago either. This New Orleans Saints fan poses by the Vince Lombardi Trophy that will be awarded to either the San Francisco 49ers or the Baltimore Ravens following Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday, Feb. 3.

If you play in the NFL, the ultimate physical symbol of success is the ring you get to wear after winning a Super Bowl. Examples of rings from every Super Bowl are on display at the NFL Experience.

Wilson manufactures all of the footballs used in every game by every team in the NFL. And for $140, they will make you an official Super Bowl XLVII Game Ball, identical in every respect to the ones used in the game

Football is the number one game in the USA. And because it is the USA, all things end at the gift shop, as this couple learns at the conclusion of their time at the NFL Experience.

If you want to keep a bunch of media types happy, feed them. No problem for the folks from Zatarain's and the Louisiana Seafood Promotion Board. There has been jambalaya and gumbo on hand all week. Thursday morning, it was a crawfish boil.

Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora on Radio Row.

Osi Umenyiora is one of only three British-born players to win a Super Bowl – in Umenyiora’s case, two Super Bowls (XLI, XLVI.) A high school and college friend of Dallas Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware, Osi talks about his journey from birth in London, to childhood in Nigeria, to starting football at the advanced age of 16 to winding up on the winning side of two Super Bowls.

Jerry Rice reacts to Randy Moss.

“Now that I’m older, I do think I’m the greatest receiver to ever do it,” said San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Randy Moss to those assembled for Media Day at Super Bowl XLVII. It’s the quote of the week. Particularly since former 49er Jerry Rice has what many believe is a superior claim to that title. Aside from being a 2010 inductee into the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame, Rice was named the #1 NFL Player of All Time by NFL.com. Bill Coates was able to catch Jerry Rice for a very fast couple of minutes on Radio Row and he asked Jerry to respond to Randy Moss’s claim.

“First Lady of Football” Olivia Manning on Radio Row.

If any other woman on Earth knows what it’s like for Jackie Harbaugh, the mother of 49’ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Ravens coach John Harbaugh, it’s Olivia Manning. Her husband, Archie, was quarterback of the Super Bowl XLVII hometown New Orleans Saints in the 1970s. Her sons Peyton and Eli are both quarterbacks in the NFL, Peyton for the Denver Broncos and Eli for the New York Giants. Peyton earned a Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XLI in 2006, leading the Indianapolis Colts to a 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears. The next year, his brother Eli won a Super Bowl ring quarterbacking the Giants to a 17-14 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Eli won another Super Bowl ring in 2011 in a 21-17 victory over the Patriots again in Super Bowl XLVI, this time in his brother’s former home stadium in Indianapolis. The Manning brothers have faced one another on the field before and will again to start the 2013 season. So it’s not for nothing that mother Olivia Manning is called the “First Lady of Football.”

Emmitt Smith on Radio Row at SB XLVII.

In twelve seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, Emmitt Smith earned three Super Bowl rings, six All-Pro designations, eight Pro Bowl appearances and three NFL career records including career yards rushing (18,355), career rushing touchdowns (164) and career 100-yard rushing games (78). In his first year of eligibility in 2010, he was inducted into the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame. Emmitt Smith joined Bill Coates on Radio Row to talk about his battle with gout, the experience of playing in a Super Bowl and, of course, why the Cowboys haven’t been to a Super Bowl since he was on the roster.

A XLVII-foot sandwich for Super Bowl XLVII.

New Orleans has been through a lot in its history. One of the events that stands out is the BP oil spill of 2010. Many feared that the vitally important seafood industry in Louisiana would suffer irreparable harm. But not so, says the Louisiana Seafood Promotion Board. And to prove it, they made a 47-foot seafood Po’ Boy sandwich in honor of Super Bowl XLVII.

Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri joins Bill Coates on Radio Row.

In Super Bowl XXXVI, Adam Vinatieri kicked a 48-yard field goal on the last play of the game against the St. Louis Rams to give the New England Patriots their first Super Bowl win. He talks about that moment and the fact that there are very few placekickers in the NFL Hall of Fame.

Media Day at Super Bowl XLVII

At one time, media access to the players at a Super Bowl was as simple as going to the team hotel and hanging out at the pool. But with thousands of media covering today’s Super Bowls, no hotel could handle it. Thus, there is the Super Bowl phenomenon known as Media Day.

Tyler's Kendall Hunter talks with Bill Coates on Media Day.

Kendall Hunter is the all-time leading rusher for the John Tyler Lions. He was an All-American at Oklahoma State. And now he’s a tailback for the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers. An Achilles injury will keep him sidelined for Super Bowl XLVII. But he was on the field for Media Day on Tuesday and KTBB/ESPN’s Bill Coates caught up with him.

Priceless NFL collectibles find their price.

Bring a love for football and some money, and you can own a piece of NFL history. From authentic Super Bowl rings to game-worn jerseys from NFL greats such as Tom Brady and Drew Brees to vintage collectibles from legends such as Sammy Baugh — Hunt Auctions offers one-of-kind pieces of history at www.huntauctions.com. David Hunt visited with Bill Coates on Radio Row at Super Bowl XLVII.

Dat Nguyen talks Aggies and Cowboys on Radio Row

Dat Nguyen’s resume is impressive. He was an All-American linebacker at Texas A&M. He was the first Vietnamese player in the NFL, playing for seven seasons starting in 1999 for the Dallas Cowboys, earning All-Pro honors. Following retirement, he served as an assistant to Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips and later as an assistant to Mike Sherman at Texas A&M. Dat joined Bill Coates as the lead-off guest on Radio Row at Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans, talking about success for the Aggies and the persistent lack thereof for the Cowboys.