"They didn’t ask me anything about that and I respect them for not asking me. And I feel like that says a lot" -- New Lions LB Eli Harold, who previously kneeled alongside Colin Kaepernick, on his reception from the team since being traded by the 49ers last week (DETROIT FREE PRESS, 8/29).
"It's probably physically better for players than it is to have the longer preseason, the longer practicing" -- Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones, on safety concerns with a potential 18-game regular season (DALLAS MORNING NEWS, 8/29).
"Maybe he’s got an endorsement deal with the water he poured in the other one. It comes down to dollars and sense” -- ESPN’s John McEnroe, on Novak Djokovic yesterday at the U.S. Open pouring water out of the Evian sponsored bottles and replacing it with his own to have on the court (“U.S. Open,” ESPN, 8/28).
"That’s the one really nice thing about living in Green Bay as an NFL city, if I need to pop out of here to catch a game, it’s going to take five or 10 minutes to get there. Anywhere else (in the league) that would be a challenge" -- First-year Packers GM Brian Gutekunst, on finding time to watch his children's youth sports games (GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE, 8/29).
