“What really, I’m gonna tell you all, f–ked me up, is that my man said ‘We got someone at Corso’s house getting his right now.' They’re taking that old man’s Emmy’s? If they’re going to take his, you can have all of mine. I’ll break these damn things. You’re going to take that man’s Emmy’s? I said ‘How could y’all even let this happen to him?’ I was f–ked up over that. I’ll break all of them. Take ’em in pieces" -- ESPN's Desmond Howard, on ESPN's Lee Corso being asked to return his Emmy awards amid the network's scandal involving submitting fake names for awards (N.Y. POST, 1/13).
“It’s a disgrace. Fans already face exorbitant prices to watch every game during the regular season; they don’t deserve to be squeezed even further by greedy corporations" -- U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.), in a letter addressed to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NBC Sports President Rick Cordella on the league's decision to broadcast the Chiefs-Dolphins wild card game exclusively on Peacock (N.Y. POST, 1/12).
“The difficult part is, if you guys could know, it’s really hard because they’re not football people. They’re not coaches, and so to get to the real details of it is really difficult for other people. ... You’re challenged by opinions that are kind of media opinions, because what else do people have when you’re outside of the game?" -- Former Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, on being frustrated during his end-of-season meeting with team chair Jody Allen and being challenged by people who are not “football people” (KIRO-AM, 1/12).
