When you play quarterback in the NFL, you're going to get scrutinized. — Cris Carter Copy Share Image
Every step, whether at high school or at college or at the NFL, I had to climb and crawl and scratch to… — Victor Cruz Copy Share Image
You have to play this game like somebody just hit your mother with a two-by-four. — Dan Birdwell Copy Share Image
I've really gained an appreciation for what coaches do since I returned to the NFL. — Mike Singletary Copy Share Image
I believe that if you die trying to be your best, the world is still a better place. — Deacon Jones Copy Share Image
The Super Bowl and the NFL in general seem to bring together Americans in a way few other things can. — Harry Enten Copy Share Image
In the NFL, my first year, I had to be there at 6:30 before practice and be on the treadmill for an hour. — JaMarcus Russell Copy Share Image
In NFL preseason, the coaches don't use 10% of the playbook. They don't game plan. They do nothing. They don't give anything… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I love football. My weekends are booked. Saturday college games and Sunday NFL and 'Monday Night Football.' Booked! Football is first, then… — Jordin Sparks Copy Share Image
Every guy has different strengths in the NFL. Receivers are different, running backs are different, but they all have that one thing… — Larry Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
I don't think there's any question that the UFL or any other league that wants to challenge the NFL can have an… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
Ties in the NFL absolutely suck. Trust me, I was involved with a tie against the San Francisco 49ers when I was… — Chris Long Copy Share Image
Although NFL teams have common interests such as promoting the NFL brand, they are still separate, profit-making entities, and their interests in… — John Paul Stevens Copy Share Image
If I'm fortunate enough to play in the NFL, anywhere for anybody would be great. But if I had to pick, it… — Deshaun Watson Copy Share Image
Distance running to a professional athlete in my day was five laps around the field. And you stopped each lap to take… — Lynn Swann Copy Share Image
To be able to have that self-respect for yourself and just that feeling of, OK, I did what I could, just stay… — Adrian Peterson Copy Share Image
This is one of the take-home messages for me: we just walk around with this narrative in America that everybody wants to… — Jeanne Marie Laskas Copy Share Image
I could barely speak after I was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. I was going to play for the defending Super… — Jerry Rice Copy Share Image
I was never on a mission to be an NFL quarterback. I wanted to be a good high school player, and I… — Peyton Manning Copy Share Image
A significant piece of the wealth that the NFL owners garner is a result of the enormous TV revenues they get -… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
Remember that the NFL was cultivated into prominence by Pete Rozelle, a pro-war conservative. In the 1960s, Rozelle hired a World War… — Jason Whitlock Copy Share Image
I've tried, at every step in life, to find a lesson. And accepting criticism with the same grace that you do the… — Dan Marino Copy Share Image
The beginning of my love for football goes back to when I was seven years old. I was spending time with my… — Michael Vick Copy Share Image