Cameron was able to get an inside look at professional football from the standpoint of athletes and agents and general managers that few people have ever seen.

I'd like to add that negotiating is not something to be avoided or feared - it's an everyday part of life.

So George Burns and my grandpa took me to my first baseball game.

Whatever fighting words you hear from the bargaining table, the reality is that with the new TV contract about to take effect and the incredibly lucrative ancillary revenue streams, both sides know we are on the verge of ushering in the most lucrative payday in the history of professional sports. The history of professional football is that nothing happens until the very last moment.

I love the values football can teach. It gives young people a sense of how to defer present gratification for future success, it teaches self-discipline, it teaches teamwork, it gives them a bonding experience that can be hard to find somewhere else, it teaches the ability to process large amounts of information and apply it in real time.

Hey, our Founding Fathers wore long hair and powdered wigs - I don't see anybody trying to look like them today, either... But we do look to them as role models.

Cameron was able to get an inside look at professional football from the standpoint of athletes and agents and general managers that few people have ever seen.