“I know he has 100 percent of support – it’s my understanding 100 percent of support – of all the owners” – Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, on team owners supporting NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell despite mishandling the Rice situation (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 9/15).
“It's hard to believe that all of a sudden they had some sort of moral epiphany. Obviously, they finally bent to overwhelming public pressure because there was no defending what they were doing” – NBC’s Bob Costas, on the Panthers deactivating DE Greg Hardy (“FNIA,” NBC, 9/14).
“There’s a lot of great guys in the league. Good people. Two or three guys are not going to ruin it for the rest” – Bills RB C.J. Spiller (MMQB.SI.com, 9/15).
“It seems to be like a mess. This was a league that was established and built on a high level of integrity and transparency and there needs to be accountability at every level” – Giants DE Mathias Kiwanuka, on the NFL’s handling of the Rice case (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 9/15).
“Options are not always as prevalent and as abundant as you would think” – Univ. of Washington Senior Associate AD Jennifer Cohen, on the school paying FCS-level Georgia State Univ. $900,000 to come to Seattle for a home game this coming Saturday (SEATTLE TIMES, 9/15).
“The NFL is thriving and their Super Bowl (this year) was probably the worst Super Bowl I’ve ever seen” – NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski, who feels NASCAR did not need to tweak the Chase for the Sprint Cup finale in an effort to create a dramatic finish (SPORTINGNEWS.com, 9/14).
