Paul Tagliabue Football Quotations

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.

We appreciate the leadership of ABC and ESPN in helping us turn this particular Monday night into far more than a primetime football doubleheader, making it part of the overall Gulf Coast relief effort. The New Orleans Saints know the importance of rising to help meet the Gulf Coast's extraordinary challenges, and we salute them, too.

Certainly it would. I'm certain it would be a very positive thing. He's not only got tremendous regard among the owners, obviously he's the founder of the American Football League. For 45 years, he has been giving great credit not only to this sport, but other sports. I'm sure that would be a very positive factor for many of the owners.

He was a warrior, a neighbor and a friend ... In the eyes of many he was the greatest football player of all time.

it came at a time when the Arizona quarterback threw one of the least artistic passes in the history of the National Football League.

Wellington Mara represented the heart and soul of the National Football League. He always ensured that the Giants were one of the premiere franchises in sports, but he kept the interests of the league at the forefront.

And, they've had a terrific football team, produced great football over the years, and great rivalries and great fan support.

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.

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

That's going to be our focus. We started some conversation with the owners about what kind of structure, what kind of commitments it would take from all the teams to institutionalize that so the obligation of playing a game every now and then, a regular-season game, outside of the United States would become a part of the normal team participation in the National Football League.

This is not an easy decision for me because 37 of my 65 years, I've been involved with the National Football League, which is a great institution.

This morning, the committee selected the Los Angeles Coliseum as the site that offers the best opportunity for the National Football League ... to create a state-of-the-art stadium that will benefit the fans, the league and the city for years to come.

They just weren't well thought through and well structured. So that has to be addressed. Governments don't buy tickets to football games, people do. The business community does.

He brings a passionate dedication to football and a focused leadership style to his new role.

This is not about a football game, ... It's about the NFL and the Saints making a statement as to what we stand for as far as rebuilding in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region.

I'm a firm believer that all sports will eventually be global. Someday, we may have a quarterback from China named Yao Fling.