People are interested in pro football because it provides them with an emotional oasis; they don't want football to get involved in the same types of….

There are a lot more TV sets in use on Monday night than on Sunday afternoon..

I'm not claiming that football is the nation's salvation in this area, but it's one of them, one little thing that apparently has captured the imagin….

Rather than saying that the commissioner is hired by the owners and therefore is subservient to them, you have to look at whether or not the players ….

In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owner….

I don't know if 1300 players could really participate in the selection of a commissioner, and I've never given it a great deal of thought. I think it….

The most difficult owner for me was the late George Marshall of Washington..

Pro football was taking off when I became commissioner, and when a sport's successful and you're its chief executive officer, much of the credit flow….

Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outle….

But I haven't met a player or a coach whose goal isn't to win the Super Bowl..

At least I'm going into the job with clean hands..