Super Bowl Opening Night Fueled by Gatorade: Date, Venue, Details and More

The NFL announced Tuesday that it would be introducing the Super Bowl Opening Night Fueled by Gatorade to its schedule of events preceding the Super Bowl, replacing the traditional media day held on the Tuesday before the Super Bowl.   

The event, which will be Monday, Feb. 1, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, starting at 8 p.m. ET, will mirror the traditional format of media day, with fans sitting in the stands while members of the media interview the players and coaches involved in the Super Bowl. 

The NFL Network will cover the proceedings. 

Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk broke down some of the other details of the week's media sessions that have been changed:

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First, the joint press conference involving the head coaches on the Friday before the game has been scrapped. However, coaches will be “required to fulfill broadcast partner commitments as necessary.”

Second, the league has ditched the standard media availability upon the teams’ arrival to the site of the Super Bowl.

Third, in place of the Tuesday media day, the head coach, starting quarterback, and 10 other players will be available at the team hotels.

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Media day is traditionally one of the more colorful events on the NFL calendar, regularly featuring everything from a host of costumed interviews and quirky questions to the more traditional Q&A sessions as media members from around the country gather for the Super Bowl. 

Putting the event in prime time should only ramp up the colorful factor this season. 

Super Bowl 50 will be played Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at the 49ers' Levi's Stadium.