“The NFL has done something every league wishes it could pull off and that is to have a league where parity is in such existence and the sport itself is such an event, that you're not really paying that much attention to the absence of an individual player” – ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, on the potential season-ending injury to Packers QB Aaron Rodgers (“First Take,” ESPN, 10/16).
"I chuckled a little bit because this notion that maybe the most competitive athlete in the history of all sports is frustrated a little bit that his team isn't predicted to win the championship this year” – NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, on responding to Hornets Owner Michael Jordan saying super teams are not good for the league (“Mike & Mike,” ESPN Radio, 10/16).
"The way bowl games are going with attendance, there will be seats for sale because games are not selling out anymore. Doing these kind of programs will be a cornerstone for us going forward in the future" -- Gator Bowl Sports President & CEO Rick Catlett, on reaching out to veterans for the organization's "Honoring Our Heroes" initiative ahead of the TaxSlayer Bowl (BIZJOURNALS.com, 10/16).
