“In my almost 40 years of practice, I think that was one of the most ill-advised decisions I have ever seen because it hurt how I viewed his credibility” – Attorney and NFL-commissioned investigator Ted Wells, on Tom Brady not complying with the Deflategate investigation (NEWSDAY, 8/5).
“I never said ‘PSI.’ I don’t think I even know what that meant until after the championship game. It was never something that even crossed my mind” – Tom Brady, during his hearing before U.S. District Judge Richard Berman, claiming he did not know the acronym for pounds per square inch (Mult., 8/5).
“I don’t know if it’s coming, but we’re going to keep studying it, probably at a more intense level than I’ve studied it in the past. We have to look at it harder” – Ohio State AD Gene Smith, on selling beer at football games (CLEVELAND.com, 8/4).
“I haven’t given myself a raise yet. But everything is working out well. I’m very decisive in my decisions” – UCF football coach George O’Leary, who is serving as the school’s interim AD, on his first month in the dual role (HARTFORD COURANT, 8/5).
“They say Ultimate Frisbee would be the first sport where athletes are disqualified for not testing positive for drugs” – NBC’s Jimmy Fallon, on the IOC officially recognizing Ultimate Frisbee as a sport (“The Tonight Show,” NBC, 8/4).
