"It’s people out here doing malicious things to take me off the field. When it happens twice, it kind of gets to you a little bit, and you just want to be a little safe and take precaution and make sure you’re not damaging yourself long term" -- Packers WR Davante Adams, on suffering his third brain injury in 14 months due to violent hits throughout the NFL season (GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE, 1/3).
"It says that the Cincinnati Bengals organization led by Mike Brown does not give a damn about its fan base, about its city, about the people who support this franchise. ... They are losing fans. People are onto them" -- ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, on the Bengals bringing back longtime coach Marvin Lewis ("First Take," ESPN, 1/3).
"Everybody outside Cincinnati is surprised by this move. Nobody that lives in Cincinnati or no one within that organization should be surprised, because this is Mike Brown" -- FS1's Shannon Sharpe ("Undisputed," FS1, 1/3).
"You have Aaron Rodgers. You have an organization that doesn't have an owner. No Jerry Jones, no Jim Irsay. Nobody who's going to roll out of bed any given day and say, 'Well, I am going to fire my GM'" -- PFT's Mike Florio, on what makes the Packers' GM vacancy attractive ("PFT," NBCSN, 1/3).
