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Paul Tagliabue  Quotes
There are a lot of things yet to be accomplished to make it more than a one-year arrangement. There are a lot of chicken-and-egg decisions. It’s a complicated situation.

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Bob’s a visionary, and he’s proven that he can lead.

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We will get there — here and in other parts of the world _ more quickly than most people appreciate because the athletes are out there,

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I didn’t know what to anticipate. We don’t have a discussion with the owners until (today), so it’s really hard to say.

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If we don’t have a CBA in place, it’s going to be a considerable complication.

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Playing at LSU helps serve the goal of giving priority in this region to the rebuilding and recovery efforts.

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Giving
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I’m pleased. More than pleased, I’m relieved.

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Under our league policies, owners are not supposed to be talking about re-locating their team during a season, … We’ve got a specific set of guidelines on that. It’s a policy that was negotiated with...

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George Young (former Giants general manager) always that when he was a member of the competition committee that one thing replay does is multiply the chances to make errors.

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Competition
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I told our owners (while planning the event) that this would be a true celebration of the New Orleans Saints, and, before you know it, they’ll be America’s team.

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They just weren’t well thought through and well structured. So that has to be addressed. Governments don’t buy tickets to football games, people do. The business community does.

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ultimately how maybe we can approach the construction of a stadium and eventually, possibly having a team back in operation in Los Angeles.

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has to continue to be recovery and rebuilding from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

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Having him involved in the process and having someone here on the ground day to day will be helpful.

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We have to have a sober assessment of what kind of rebuilding and defending new investment of the Superdome if any makes sense. These are all complicated decisions.

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The state of Texas, and San Antonio, are helping shelter hurricane victims. That is the most important mission right now.

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It was a really good and thorough discussion today. Everyone was very well prepared.

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That’s a really tough competitive environment to live with and the Rams have been one of those teams that have had repeat success under that system.

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Environment
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I don’t think there’s a lot of sentiment right now to move the championship games to neutral sites.

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The sense I have is if we ever get around to considering expansion in the NFL, San Antonio would be on anyone’s short list.

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We had a spectacular first-ever kickoff event last year in New York City to celebrate the resilient spirit of the city and America. We are looking forward to this season’s opening game in the nation’s...

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The competition committee did a terrific job and that showed with the endorsements that they had on their recommendations.

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Competition
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We had good support from the Players Association recognizing that it develops players. I think NFL Europe is an important piece of our international development. They had a very successful year this year and last...

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Superdome officials are pointing to the Falcons-Saints game on Sept. 24 as the first event in the building since Hurricane Katrina. We are pleased that this historic reopening will feature the annual renewal of the...

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These field improvements in Cincinnati and Covington are tangible signs of our Youth Football Fund in action.

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The emotion that I feel most is pride, … My sense is that’s the way the fans here in Mexico feel. It’s a moment for great pride, because a lot has been accomplished in two...

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That’s going to be our focus. We started some conversation with the owners about what kind of structure, what kind of commitments it would take from all the teams to institutionalize that so the obligation...

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Hopefully, I’ll have the report by the beginning of the season, and then we can discuss it with the (NFL) Players’ Association to see whether there are changes that we can make that would perhaps...

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Beginning
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The Players Association has on the table a demand which doesn’t recognize the reality of our league’s economics today. It’s a very excessive and unrealistic demand.

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Economy
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These are very difficult challenges. Everyone needs to be patient,

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The dream of coming back is becoming a reality. A lot of the uncertainty about the future has been cleared up. A lot of people are no longer cursing the darkness and have started lighting...

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Future
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I’ve been there on many occasions with my wife and it’s always one of the highlights of the football season to visit the tremendous fans in Kansas City – both before and after the game.

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Football
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They are beginning to understand the game is growing in interest. There will be players in Germany at very high levels. Then the sport will start rolling along. It will enrich what we do over...

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The Gulf Coast and our entire nation face extraordinary challenges. We will continue to do our part to contribute to the recovery and rebuilding process. The weekend of what should have been the Saints’ first...

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We appreciate the leadership of ABC and ESPN in helping us turn this particular Monday night into far more than a prime-time football doubleheader, making it part of the overall Gulf Coast relief effort, …...

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When all was said and done, we reached a consensus. The consensus first was that the priority in this city, in this part of the state, in this part of the country, in this region,...

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This is not an easy decision for me because 37 of my 65 years, I’ve been involved with the National Football League, which is a great institution.

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We have a collective bargaining extension in place, long-term television contracts, and have undertaken many other strong elements in league and club operations. I am honored to have been commissioner since late 1989 and to...

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Television
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Sometimes it seems we’re taking two steps forward and one step back.

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I don’t think we’ll be in litigation or that the union will decertify. But we are not making progress.

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Teams are not franchised as free agents to run around the country and play wherever they want to play,

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You can go back and look at whether we’d have a team in L.A. had we done something different in 1994-95. But I think if you look at the big picture, it’s one of strong...

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It’s too early to say whether the games will be played at the dome or in Louisiana.

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Guaranteed contracts, within the context of a salary cap, takes it away from a player who is playing and gives it to a player who is not playing.

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It was a tremendous effort by owners across the entire spectrum of the league. Everyone came together and after these two full days of discussions not only reached an agreement on the new collective bargaining...

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There are many reasons for this decision, … including recognizing that the overwhelming priority for public and private resources in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region in the weeks ahead must be the essential needs...

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I think the chances are increasing. The priority now has to be to institutionalize having such games, or the Pro Bowl, played outside the U.S. in the future.

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Games
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We felt the connection between this tragedy and what the people of New York went through on 9/11 (was significant).

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I’m not optimistic, but that’s what a difficult negotiation usually entails. We do have serious issues to resolve. There needs to be more outreach and more reality on both sides as to where the middle...

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I am honored to have been commissioner since late 1989 and to have been heavily involved with the league, its owners, clubs, coaches, players, fans and media since 1969.

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