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Cowher enjoys 'Paparazzi'
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"The Pittsburgh Paparazzi," Cowher said, smiling. "I call them P.P. I respect the fact that football is big (in Pittsburgh), and when you come up winning the championship, everything you do is magnified.
"I'm respectful of it, but at the same time, I think people have to be respectful of what you do with your own personal life."
That is just part of the insanity that has followed Cowher since leading the Steelers to a victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL on Feb. 5. He's turned down endorsement opportunities, received congratulatory notes in droves and even did a little antagonizing at the Super Bowl parade, when he repeatedly shouted the Cincinnati Bengals' rallying cry in mock fashion.
"Who Dey ... Who Dey," Cowher said loudly and proudly on that day.
"I kind of regret what happened at the parade," Cowher said Monday. "I kind of got caught up in that. The locker room thing (in which the Steelers also stole the "Who Dey" chant) was kind of in our locker room. But I have a lot of respect, and I've said it before, from Mike Brown (general manager) to Marvin (Lewis, coach). The fact is, they won our division, and they're the team we have to beat in our division, because they're the ones who came out on top."
That said, Cowher clearly expects his parade-day chant to become bulletin-board material in Cincinnati when the AFC North foes meet.
"I'm sure the first time we play next year, I will have to relive everything that I did, and I will regret that, and I will apologize at that time. It wasn't done out of disrespect, it was done out of respect. What do they say, 'Imitation is the biggest form of flattery?' That's what I'll quote to them then."
The "Who Dey" chant, aside, Cowher has few regrets since that memorable day in Detroit. He weighed in on a number of post-Super Bowl items yesterday, including:
