Paul Tagliabue Quotes

"These field improvements in Cincinnati and Covington are tangible signs of our Youth Football Fund in action."

"a unique piece of real estate for leisure time activities in America."

"It has been uppermost in our minds that we need to do with the search what the Diversity Committee has been urging the clubs to do with coaches and in the front office executives. The specifics have yet to be determined how that goal will be accomplished."

"The Players Association has on the table a demand which doesn't recognize the reality of our league's economics today. It's a very excessive and unrealistic demand."

"That's a really tough competitive environment to live with and the Rams have been one of those teams that have had repeat success under that system."

"There are a lot of complications here and I think everyone is working in good faith to get them resolved."

"Hopefully, I'll have the report by the beginning of the season, and then we can discuss it with the (NFL) Players' Association to see whether there are changes that we can make that would perhaps increase the penalties for players who might engage with others in a course of conduct that was designed to circumvent the (drugs-testing) program."

"The competition committee did a terrific job and that showed with the endorsements that they had on their recommendations."

"George Young (former Giants general manager) always that when he was a member of the competition committee that one thing replay does is multiply the chances to make errors."

"Wellington Mara represented the heart and soul of the National Football League. He was a man of deep conviction who stood as a beacon of integrity."

"I've been there on many occasions with my wife and it's always one of the highlights of the football season to visit the tremendous fans in Kansas City - both before and after the game."

"The Super Bowl now takes on a magnitude that almost defies the imagination."

"I think the preponderant opinion clearly was that St. Louis could be a great football city if it had a team of its own that they could really root for,"

"Playing at LSU helps serve the goal of giving priority in this region to the rebuilding and recovery efforts."

"This new requirement is not a result of any specific threat information,"

"This new requirement is not a result of any specific threat information. It is in recognition of the significant additional security that pat-downs offer, as well as the favorable experience that our clubs and fans have had using pat-downs as part of the comprehensive stadium security plan."

"This new requirement is not a result of any specific threat information, ... It is in recognition of the significant additional security that 'pat-downs' offer, as well as the favorable experience that our clubs and fans have had using 'pat-downs' as part of a comprehensive stadium security plan."

"We have had this commission for a couple of years now on cardiovascular health,"

"We're not making the kind of progress we need to be making. I don't think negotiations are going very well."

"We do have serious issues to resolve and there does need to be more outreach and reality on both sides to where the middle is."