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Some might look down at you for being the No. 3 quarterback on the team, ... but shoot, I'm still on an NFL roster. I never expected growing up to be an NFL quarterback, and I'm fortunate to have this chance.

(Sherman) just wanted to let some guys know what Reggie White meant to this organization, what he meant to the NFL and what he meant to this planet as a human being.

Mike Maslowski has been an extremely important player for this franchise since '99. He has grown with the Chiefs from his days as an NCAA Division III player, through NFL Europe, to starting linebacker and the most prolific tackler in a single season for this team. I don't think it's a coincidence that our defense began to decline when we lost Mike to injury in 2003.

No one knows how quickly the extension to the CBA will happen. It will be really interesting to see how the issues get resolved, because the peace and harmony that has helped to make the NFL so popular is very much on tenuous ground. The clock is definitely ticking.

My goal is not to be a great NFL quarterback,

My father took me to my first game in 1971, and I fell in love with the Redskins and the NFL right then. I was hooked. And we didn't even win that game.

Maybe. But running backs in the NFL make millions of dollars.

Now we can go home, relax and watch a bunch of college games and NFL games this weekend.

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Obviously, my reaction to that is it's sad because, as I said the last few times people have brought up the subject, my hope would be that he would have an opportunity to go over to NFL Europe and make a comeback. I hope it's not true, but beyond that I don't know much.

Right now, he is 1-A in the NFL . . . there is no 1-B,

Richard is an outstanding coach who has been in the NFL for 17 years. I coached with him in Houston and have always thought he was one of the best coaches I've had the chance to work with.

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NFL Films already has the title for one team's 2005 highlight video 'Minnesota Vikings: Naked Bootleg.'

NFL fans have less sympathy for fallen players than the Romans had for blind Christians.

NFL Europe is a whole new world for college quarterbacks. This is a step down from the NFL, but it's a big step up from college. When you get to the pros, it's hard to get used to how well everyone at every position can run. Quarterbacks make throws into the seam that used to get there in college and now they're getting picked. You get an education over here you can't get holding a clipboard.

NFL Europe is a whole new world for college quarterbacks, ... This is a step down from the NFL, but it's a big step up from college. When you get to the pros, it's hard to get used to how well everyone at every position can run. Quarterbacks make throws into the seam that used to get there in college and now they're getting picked. You get an education over here you can't get holding a clipboard.

NFL coaches are the masters of coach-speak. In baseball, I think we get some solid information. I think it's an asset to get clarifications on in-game situations. I think it's very effective.

One of the shortcomings of coaches, once they get ahead, is in becoming too conservative, ... The talent is such in the NFL that if you get cautious and give teams an extra chance to beat you, they usually will.

I was feeling like I was running the 400 meters out there. I just fell into the end zone. The NFL has been around a long time. For my name to be at the top of that is truly an honor.

I would say he's one of the tops. We've had some really good backs come through here. Since I've been here, we've probably had six or seven Division I guys, potential NFL guys. We've had a guy go to the NFL who played running back here. I would rank him near the top, just because of his physical play and his speed and his breakaways.

I would say every team in the NFL and 75 percent of college teams run some form of it on third down.

I would be lying if I didn't think that was in the back of our minds. It's like the preseason in the NFL but it's not. This game counts just like all the rest of them.

I would hate for us to sit here at the end of the year and say we were the most underachieving team in the NFL because if we don't make it to the playoffs, we will be the most underachieving team in the league. And quite frankly, it will be an embarrassment.

I workout two times a day and everything has been going great. I'm ready to get to Indianapolis and show the NFL teams what I can do on the field and what kind of person I am off the field. I've heard that it is basically a four-day job interview, but thanks to the preparation I received from my family and from all of the people at Texas, I feel pretty confident.

I guess it's a lot like the playing in the NFL this time of year. You want to play your kids so they stay sharp, but you don't want them to get hurt. You don't want to tip your hand to your opponent and you want your subs to get a chance to play.

I have consulted with (attorney) David Cornwell in the event there is any issue concerning Randy Moss and the NFL substance abuse policy. But as of this date, we have had no meeting with the medical director.

I have decided to forego my senior season and declare myself eligible for the 2006 NFL Draft. I will get my degree and I will get it from USC. That's something extremely important for me.

I don't know what the NFL would have done if San Antonio hadn't taken us in.

I don't know what else you can want in a quarterback. It would have been easy for him to go to the NFL and leave Vanderbilt behind.

I don't know what else you can want in a quarterback, ... It would have been easy for him to go to the NFL and leave Vanderbilt behind.

I don't care if he is the fifth all-time leading rusher of the NFL ... No, seriously, 'Bus' deserves all the attention he's getting. He's one of my heroes, and for him to come home and play what may be his final game, that's really special.

I don't care whether you're a Hall of Fame coach or a guy who got his first NFL job, winning that first year is tough. It just took time.

I am disappointed and disturbed by both the NFL and the Dodgers but much more by the Dodgers.

I believe that if you hold any team in the NFL to nine points, that's exceptional. But still our expectations for each other are so high that I feel we failed each other. We went back to the drawing board and we're just getting ready for Detroit.

Certainly, the defensive coordinator is the key component on how the unit functions, ... I think Jim has the kind of energy and passion that is infectious, and I think it could affect our players. But ultimately we realize we're looking for guys to step up and become NFL football players, real pros, maybe a little earlier than they would anticipate.

But we're not going to let (the players) make excuses. If we have to play every game on the road, we'll make our adjustments. If the NFL wants us to play every game on the road, we'll do it.

But based on (what we saw), yes, I think the Bears are legitimate Super Bowl contenders. The Bears now have a quarterback who resembles an NFL quarterback. Hooray. What a surprise.

But a lot of guys have been thinking about this. This is Texas; so they know football whether there have been a lot of NFL games here or not. They know high school football. So they're going to know how to cheer. We anticipate they'll be educated fans who are going to be quiet when our offense is out there and loud when our defense is out there, and full of energy.

Based on what we know so far, this may be a case of an unfortunate hereditary condition that is not easily detected even by the regular and thorough cardiac screening used by NFL clubs,

Basically, the NFL wants corporate America at the game. They use the ticket as a way to award their sponsors and others.

Because of the success we've had at Fresno State, I have been contacted by several NFL teams regarding their head coaching openings. I'm not going to name the teams, out of respect, but only to say there is genuine interest. Since becoming head coach at Fresno State, I have never interviewed for another job, but with so much interest at this time from NFL teams, I owe it to my family to look and listen.

Chris is a guy the offensive coaches fought for the day we walked in the door. He's a guy that could possibly be an NFL offensive lineman, as well.

I hate to even comment on it. When you see all those (homeless) people, the loss of life and all the millions and millions of dollars of damage, I don't know if you can even start to talk about how it affects an NFL team or season.

I hate to even comment on it, ... When you see all those (homeless) people, the loss of life and all the millions and millions of dollars of damage, I don't know if you can even start to talk about how it affects an NFL team or season.

I feel like I'm NFL material. Just because I didn't get invited to the combine, it doesn't discourage me. It just makes me want to work harder and prove myself.

I feel like we've got eight guys we can count on, and typically that's what every NFL team has live in every game, ... With those eight guys, we've got four tackles, we've got five guards and we've got three centers in that combination of eight guys. We've got some combinations.

Give me a break. Jerome Bettis had those same numbers in a game last year, and ended up with two touchdowns. But, never fear. The NFL is all about improvement. Sunday, against the Bengals, I plan to reach negative one yard in half the number of carries.

For several years, people weren't quite sure what fantasy football was. But the NFL did a survey two years ago where they found out the people who play fantasy football actually are their season-ticket holders. So now we've turned a corner from, 'Is this gambling?' to the realization that, 'Hey, this a fun hobby played by a lot of our fans.' And for the most part, it's bragging rights -- not money -- that people are after in fantasy football.

From the whole country there's been an outpouring of love and resources and support, ... It was difficult to leave, but I was in the last group to take their break. The NFL has been doing so much for the city of New Orleans and for the Saints, when they asked me to flip the coin I couldn't deny that.

I don't think anybody is picking us to win. Obviously, they're the best football team in the NFL and we're just the Pittsburgh Steelers. We're going to go in and obviously try to find a way to just put a few points on the board and compete.

If a player wants to be the man, this might not be the place for him. It's very competitive here; that's one thing the NFL people like so much, ... You tend to reach your potential here more often than in other places, no doubt about it.

I expected it to be crazy. I haven't seen one single incident, ... I see worse behavior at an NFL game.

Globally, the NFL is playing a little bit of catch-up.

For me to be a starting running back in the NFL and somebody says that I could play 16 games, but I won't get 1,000 yards, for me I look at it as a slap in the face. That's one of those slaps where I say, 'OK, you can slap me once. But at the end of the season, I want to make sure I'm hitting you back with a powerful punch.'

I got calls from people at three NFL stadiums saying how good it looked, ... I give all the credit to my people; they've never let me down. That's the high note I'm going out on.

He was a solid, down-to-earth person, ... If you didn't know that he was the owner of an NFL team, you couldn't tell by his actions. He had no ego about him.

He's become much more than a Philadelphia story. He'll be the No. 1 story next year for the NFL no matter what team he's playing for.

He has caught on surprisingly fast. The one thing he has going for him is he's played in the NFL and started a lot of ball games. So, he understands football.

He has an incredible football mind. No matter what the play, no matter what the situation, he knows what every player on the field is doing. I can't say every NFL coach can do that.

He is extremely disruptive, ... He plays with a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and energy. He plays like NFL defensive ends do.

He gives us some great insurance and feeling that we can sleep at night that we have a bona fide NFL starter,

He never said anything and he never complained, ... I'm very respectful of what he has done for the NFL and for the Giants.

He needs to be mentioned among the great quarterbacks in the NFL today. In my opinion, he's a star.

He meant as much to us off the field as on it. He had his name on the lawsuit (for free agency) and didn't get one penny. That's the type of guy he is. His character, his integrity was everything any NFL player should aspire to be.

He meant as much to us off the field as much as on it. He had his name on the lawsuit and he didn't get one penny. That's just the type of guy he was. His character, his integrity was everything any NFL player should aspire to be.

He meant as much to us off the field as much as on it, ... He had his name on the lawsuit and he didn't get one penny. That's just the type of guy he was. His character, his integrity was everything any NFL player should aspire to be.

Whatever happens in this game, it won't have any effect on me. Obviously it will just (affect) who gets the first pick in the NFL draft. ... Like I said from Day 1, I won't be worried about it until after the season.

We're off to a great start this season, ... The NFL has always had a strong following here in Canada, and it keeps gaining momentum, thanks in large part to the competitiveness and intriguing storylines each season.

We've finally listened to the cries of women who wanted NFL product.

He repeatedly asked to go to jail. He appeared intoxicated, according to the report. He said he was going to have a million-dollar NFL contract and that his lawyers would take care of it.

He's a great player. If he comes straight to the NFL and plays at the same level, he's going to help our team become better. If that happens, we'll welcome him with open arms.

He's always talking about all the members of the NFL that had played at the U.

His record speaks for itself. We came into the league together in 1992 and I have nothing but tremendous respect for him and what he did in Green Bay and now in Seattle. We served three years together on the NFL competition committee, so I got to know him more as a person. I think the world of him and Kathy and his daughters. It's funny that he's got four girls and I've got three girls, so we've got a lot in common.

He's got a better chance of making it to the NFL as a receiver,

He's been described as a free safety and a free spirit. He's not your typical NFL player.

He's been described as a free safety and a free spirit, ... He's not your typical NFL player.

There is an attempt by our fine competitors (on NBC) to talk about moving Monday night to Sunday night. Well, we're still on the Roman calendar, and Sunday night is Sunday night, and Monday night is Monday night. ... We believe we will still be the marquee, stand-alone NFL event.

There aren't many guys in the NFL that are 350 pounds that can move like he can move, that possess both the strength and the athleticism.

We looked at videos of several possibilities, and we think Greg Gumbel will do an excellent job, ... In addition to his experience with the NFL and the Final Four, he's covered the Olympics a number of times. He's an entertaining speaker with inspirational stories.

He was real meticulous in everything he did with the offense. He wanted it done his way. It's a credit to him, those years they had here setting all the NFL records.

Just seeing your NFL equipment for the first time is amazing. It took me a couple of days to calm myself down.

John is much more than a football legend, he's an American icon, ... He is the only sports television talent who resonates across all ages - kids grow up today playing his video game and watching him on TV, as their fathers grew up watching him on NFL sidelines every Sunday.

J.J. Watt is larger than life and Houston's newest sports hero, in every sense of the word. He is a guy who spends NFL Fridays at high school football games and actively seeks out those in need of his kindness.

I take pride in knowing the NFL is pink in October, sparking conversations everywhere about breast cancer and prevention, all in the spirit of my mom.

I think it's embarrassing, ... especially when you're an NFL football team full of professional athletes getting blown out -- which it was. I mean, let's call it what it was: a blowout.

It could be a company that's nationally known, that just wants to brand itself with the NFL or specifically the Indianapolis Colts. We're looking for a company that's solid, that's growing.

It is addicting almost, ... For some reason, I feel like I have to watch the NFL Network. My wife is always asking, 'Isn't there anything else on but football?'

It is a concern, and it's not just the NFL that's getting bigger, America is getting bigger. We have an opportunity in our sport to protect those men because it's not just affecting you while you play, the true effects happen when you're retired. The guy who isn't out there participating in physical activity, burning calories, he's just going to be bigger, and we've seen it.

I think the NFL is seriously studying this; there's more recognition,

I think the NFL is in Brandon's heart and he should follow his heart. We wish him the best of luck.

I think the NFL is in Brandon's heart, and he should follow his heart. We wish him the best of luck.

I think the NFL is in Brandon's heart, and he should follow his heart.

I think the NFL had all good intentions of raising money, and I thought they did a great job with the fundraiser, ... But I don't think it was fair what they did to this football team, having us travel to a hostile city and play in that type of environment to win a game.

I think the game in some ways sums up the American experience. I think a lot of people see their daily lives and the history of the country in the NFL because the game is also linked to the personality and the attitude of the country. There's a high degree of teamwork, an emphasis on toughness.

I think the game in some ways sums up the American experience, ... I think a lot of people see their daily lives and the history of the country in the NFL because the game is also linked to the personality and the attitude of the country. There's a high degree of teamwork, an emphasis on toughness.

I think it's one of the reasons that the NFL is the most popular sport in the world, besides soccer,

It happened right behind my back. I was driving home when someone called me and told me what happened. Then I saw the replays a thousand times. I told myself if I were ever an NFL coach I would never, ever let something like that happen.