Since he took over for Pete Rozelle, we've had unparalleled prosperity, popularity and labor peace. I think he, as much as anybody, is responsible for that. |
So I felt like coming into [Thursday] that if this really was the last major issue on the table to get the deal done, I was prepared to do it, |
The Giants organization is very happy for Harry. I know he's been frustrated over the last few years, as have all of us when he wasn't voted in. But now he takes his rightful place in the Hall of Fame. |
The walk we'd take after we'd win a game was always the best time. It was just that quiet few minutes between the end of the game and the locker room, making our way from the booth to the elevator, seeing that smile on his face. If you want to know when I feel his presence the most, that's when. I can still feel him right there next to me. |
There's definitely some truth to that. |
This would have been very special for him. He was probably even more frustrated than Harry was over the last five years or so. I can remember him calling me a couple of times to tell me the inductees and I could hear the frustration and anger, really, in his voice. He could not believe that Harry was not voted in. He would have been very happy today, as we all are. |
We are certainly concerned about the G-3. If we do not get a G-3 vote, that has a serious effect on our stadium. |
We have stated since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast that the most important focus for all of us is on the extraordinary relief effort that is necessary to restore that region to some sort of normalcy as quickly as possible. As a league, we have contributed to that effort, and as an organization, we will continue to do the same. We think the league's decision to move our game with the Saints to Giants Stadium will allow us an even greater opportunity to contribute. |
We think the league's decision to move our game with the Saints to Giants Stadium will allow us an even greater opportunity to contribute. |
We were very pleased about it. It's a fitting and meaningful way to honor my father. He was always more concerned about the game on the field than anything else. I don't know that he would have allowed it if he were still here. He didn't like things being named after him. |