Bill Cowher

“Heads Up Football is a comprehensive youth and high school football membership program developed by U.S.A. Football and supported by the NFL and other leaders in sport and medicine to advance player safety.”

“A guy like Saquon Barkley is really a three-down player. You see the size, the speed, the quickness, the elusiveness, the power. He's a unique individual.”

“As a kid you were proud to say you were from Pittsburgh.”

“I just love the Buffalo market. Say what you want about their fans, it'll be December and they've been out of the playoffs for a month. But if there's a December game with snow, there's still going to be 72,000 people in those stands. One of the most passionate, loyal groups of fans in the National Football League, bar none.”

“Don't get me wrong; I miss the live elements of coaching.”

“You can always go back, to coaching. You can't go back to spending time with your family.”

“I have always had great respect for those who served. In my time, we had the draft.”

“Confidence is a fragile thing.”

“You realize how hard it is to get there, but don't lose sight that the goal is to win a championship.”

“When you become a head coach, you've played the game; you've coached the game. You have a great understanding of what happens at every level.”

“I enjoy the balance I have in my life.”

“I never brought my job to my house, I never brought my house to the job.”

“Every year the identity of a team changes to some degree.”

“The ozone is breaking down more and more each year; that's a fact. That being said, we have to be more conscious of the sun and what it can do to your skin.”

“When you think about a Hall of Fame player, you think about someone who impacted the game, someone you had to game plan for.”

“I like the ability to wake up and say, 'Well, now what are we going to do?'”

“I am a member of the Heads Up Football Advisory Committee, have participated in a Heads Up Football clinic, and strongly endorse the program. It's a better, safer way to play the game.”

“A lot of times losing a game is not taking care of the football, foolish penalties.”

“To give back something to the game of football has been a part of my life.”

“I coached Derrick Thomas for the first three years of his career. He was a special player.”