Another false fire alarm wakes up Patriots at Super Bowl hotel

While New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been popping garlic like PEZ to get over his cold, the best remedy is a good night's sleep, and someone has been trying to prevent that the past few nights.

For the second time in three nights, the hotel where the Patriots are staying for the Super Bowl in Phoenix experienced a false fire alarm, according to a Twitter post from the NFL Network's Kimberly Jones.

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However, Brady said Wednesday night's alarm didn't disrupt his dreams, since the false alarm apparently occurred in a different portion of the hotel than where the players are staying. Our own Eric Edholm is live on the scene to give us the latest on the QB's all-important cold remedies and sleeping patterns.

False fire alarms are nothing new in NFL circles, and the finger often gets pointed in the direction of opposing fans. The Philadelphia Eagles were awakened by an alarm prior to playing San Francisco this past September, blaming 49ers fans for interrupting their REM, and the Miami Dolphins had a similar experience in Buffalo last season, when the Bills faithful were the prime suspects. New Englanders have been on the other end of that blame game, as the New York Jets were awakened by a false fire alarm in 2009.

For the record, the Eagles, Dolphins and Jets all lost their games after receiving an early wake-up call.

The Pats have a few more nights before the Super Bowl, and the hotel might be wise to staff a few people to monitor the fire alarms going forward — as long as they're not from Seattle (alarm-gate!). Meanwhile, you'll have to excuse Bill Belichick if he's not his usual peppy self at Thursday's press conference.