“There won’t be any expansion. So it will be teams that move” – Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, on an NFL team eventually relocating to L.A. (NFL.com, 7/24).
“You don’t want it to go the way of boxing. … It just got to the point where the injuries and the health problems of the sport were just so bad that it turned off fans” – Packers President Mark Murphy, on the need for the NFL to continue responding to concussions and head injuries (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL, 7/25).
“Now, sometimes I sit back and evaluate that we give too many second chances. That seems to be a big key, and that’s something I’m going to continue to evaluate” – Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer, on several of his players having recent brushes with the law (N.Y. TIMES, 7/25).
“By the time this contract is over, (Dylan) will be old enough to be scouted. So that’s another negotiation to look forward to” – Red Sox GM Ben Cherington, referencing 2B Dustin Pedroia’s 4-year-old son during the formal announcement of Pedroia’s eight-year, $110M contract extension (BOSTON GLOBE, 7/25).
“There’s an awful lot of chaos would be caused across world football if it got moved” – EPL CEO Richard Scudamore, on talk of playing the '22 FIFA World Cup in Qatar in December (TELEGRAPH.co.uk, 7/25).
