Natalie Blank, Panini’s Super Bowl Kid Reporter, Asks Players Big Questions Ahead of the Big Game

With Super Bowl LII fast approaching, Panini had Natalie Blank, their Kid Reporter in the trenches and interviewing members of both the Patriots and the Eagles.

With Trent Dilfer at her side, Natalie made the rounds at the Super Bowl LII Opening Night at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center. The ten-year-old had a variety of big questions in her arsenal. And some came her way as well as local and national media wanted to know her story as well.

Natalie, a fifth-grader from Tennessee, asked players a variety of questions. Some were about the upcoming Super Bowl. But what made many of them stand out was the fact that they centered on family and getting players to show a side seldom seen in locker room chats and post-game press conference scrums.

A big moment came when she met Tom Brady and asked him, “Who is the most inspiring person in your life?”

Tom Brady is asked by Panini “Kid Reporter” who is the most inspiring woman in his life. pic.twitter.com/u19v0raeip

— Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) January 30, 2018

Natalie continued to make the rounds throughout the evening. Here are the highlights from a couple of videos compiled by Panini:

Karisa Miller from Sporting News asked Natalie about her experiences.

Our @KarisaMaxwell interviewed @PaniniAmerica‘s kid reporter Natalie about her experience at #SBOpeningNight pic.twitter.com/w3WYOReXQE

— Sporting News (@sportingnews) January 30, 2018

Natalie’s interviews were picked up elsewhere including USA Today‘s The Tennessian, Boston.com, WCVB Boston and Pro Players Insider.

This is the fifth year for the Panini Super Bowl Kid Reporter program. It’s run as a contest with entry cards available in several products throughout the year. First Natalie was selected as a finalist. She then submitted a video to show how she would be a good fit for the role. And that came through in her questions, which netted lots of honest and heartfelt responses.

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