By Steve Silva, Globe Staff

INDIANAPOLIS -- Medford native and Emerson alum Maria Menounos arrived at the JW Marriott today to cover Media Day for "Extra," the celebrity news show she co-hosts with Mario Lopez.

Menounous is a big time Patriots fan and has been to every Super Bowl since New England won Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in 2002.

She's often been spotted wearing a Tom Brady No. 12 top, which she had on today, but she revealed that she's going to be wearing something new for Super Bowl XLVI.

"I actually have a very special jersey that I had designed for Sunday," Menounos said. "It's a Tom Brady jersey, but it's going to look extra sparkly."

Menounos said she's tired of the Giants fans parading around Hollywood.

"I'm sick of those Giants fans," Menounos said. "I've been spreading the Patriots love, so at the SAG Awards I made sure everyone who was not rooting for the Giants was rooting for the Pats."

Menounos also has a little action on the game: She bet her "Extra" colleague A.J. Calloway that if the Giants upset the Patriots on Sunday, she must co-host "Extra" wearing a Giants bikini. Menounos's bet was exposed during her brief Q&A with Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski.

Gronkowski's thoughts on the bet? "At least there's a positive if we lose," he said.