This agreement is not about one side winning or losing. |
This agreement is not about one side winning or losing. Ultimately, it is about what is best for the players, the owners and the fans of the National Football League . . . This new agreement gives us the opportunity to continue our unprecedented success and growth. |
This doesn't shock me — not one bit. I could sense the frustration with the whole process as we were going through the negotiations. |
this is a way for us to guarantee that what they take is what's on the label. |
This is beyond where Terrell Owens is. This affects all our players. It's why we have an issue with the language in these contracts. Things we're able to gain in collective bargaining, some clubs are finding a way to undermine them. That's also what this is all about, |
Unless something is going on ... that I've not seen in the last day or two, we're just not there yet. I'm not putting a lot of faith in that we're going to reach agreement in the next couple of days. |
We are pleased that this process has finally concluded with an agreement. This agreement is not about one side winning and losing. Ultimately, it is about what is best for the players, the owners and the fans. |
We are taking the position that's additional punishment. It's not fair to a player not to have an additional chance. |
We don't think we need to stiffen our penalties, |
We don't want to leave it with them, ... They've taken the position that revenue sharing is none of our business. The hell it isn't. |
We have a group of high-revenue clubs and they're making a lot of money off this system. It's also held down their payroll. If you're not sharing your fair share with the players, I have a problem with it. |
We have done everything medically we can do [to prevent this]. We have doctors trained in emergency medicine, in heart problems and other specialties standing by at every game. It's not just internists. It's people who know what to do in every emergency. It just wasn't enough. |
We have done everything medically we could do. We have doctors trained in emergency medicine, in heart problems and other specialties standing by at every game. It's not just internists. It's people who know what to do in every emergency. It just wasn't enough. |
We have to give them a chance to have their meeting and vote on our package. They can vote yes or no. |
We jointly agreed to move the deadline because we owe it to the people we represent. There are no promises from either side. |