Quick Hits....

"What's cool is, like today, it's not just African-American kids. I want to inspire everybody, people from all walks of life" – PGA Tour rookie Harold Varner III, who is only the second African-American to join the Tour since Tiger Woods in '96 (N.Y. TIMES, 8/27).

“There is some integrity in that, putting himself out there and maybe being penalized in the next few weeks or years or maybe the rest of his life” – The San Jose Mercury News' Tim Kawakami, on Colin Kaepernick (“SportsCenter,” ESPN, 8/28).

"He's doing it the right way now. When I was coaching, he was the general manager and the personnel director. I thought he was going to hire someone else as general manager" – Steve Spurrier on Redskins Owner Daniel Snyder, who he coached for from '02-03 (N.Y. TIMES, 8/28).

"You can see people's zits and stuff" – Vikings WR Charles Johnson, on the quality of the video boards at U.S. Bank Stadium (TWITTER.com, 8/28).