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

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….

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

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….

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….

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

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….

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

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

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….