Change before you're forced to change.

Every game in the NFL is important.

It is very common ... to tell graduates: dream and dream big. I say do more than that. When you dream you are in an unconscious state. It ends. You wake up. It's not real.

It is a privilege for me to serve the NFL. It is the only place I have ever wanted to work.

It's not just the NFL. Every other league has a draft. It has been fundamental to the success of professional sports.

The highest standards of conduct must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right.

The owners don't win by having a lockout. Shutting down your business is not good for anybody and it's certainly not good for the players, it's certainly not good for the fans. And that's most important to us.