PHILADELPHIA -- When Eagles All-Pro defensive tackle Fletcher Cox takes the field in Minneapolis on Super Bowl Sunday, it will be his first experience of any kind with the NFL's showcase event.

During a press conference Wednesday, Cox revealed that he has never even watched the Super Bowl.

"I don't watch football," Cox said, when asked to recall his favorite Super Bowl memory. "I don't watch sports ... I've told you that before. I don't watch sports. You know that"

While it might be surprising to hear that a football player at the peak of his profession has never before watched the Super Bowl, it is somewhat understandable because of how immersed in the sport that players are on a daily basis whether it's in the weight room, practice field, or film sessions in meetings with assistant coaches.

Still, Cox has a chance to make history next Sunday in Minneapolis, Minn., not only in his first Super Bowl but also in helping to potentially lead the Eagles to winning the first Vince Lombardi Trophy in franchise history, and doing so against arguably the greatest head coach and quarterback duo of all-time in the Patriots' Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.

"We have to play 60 minutes against them," Cox said of the Patriots. "What makes Tom Brady unique is he gets rid of the football so quickly, and he doesn't really make any mistakes. It's going to come down to us getting after them. It's about us, it's not about them."

Matt Lombardo may be reached at MLombardo@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @MattLombardoPHL.