“The owners don't win by having a lockout. Shutting down your business is not good for anybody and it's certainly not good for the players, it's certainly not good for the fans. And that's most important to us.”

“The way you continue to be a successful business is you don't wait for the car to go off the cliff. You have to manage yourself. And make sure you do it in the right way so you are not making decisions in crisis.”

“I think when someone is injured in your family, you want to speak to the individual and you want to hear their voice and you want to make sure they are OK.”

“The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, 'I made my parents proud.'”

“To me, what I love about the draft is first, you see the young men who are realizing their dreams that they've worked so hard for. That's a pretty cool thing. You saw the emotion from some of these guys the other day. And then, the second thing is this total sense of hope and optimism. And, I think that's great for everybody.”

“We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.”

“I spent a lot of time in the school psychologist's office. I didn't apply myself. My mother thought I had learning disabilities.”

“We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.”

“It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports.”

“It's an awesome responsibility, not only to maintain the level of success the NFL has, but to build on that.”

“It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports.”