A biography for Cris Collinsworthhasn’t been written yet.
“The funny thing about this business is the only time I get praised is for being critical, but I don't want that to be my sole reputation as an announcer.”
“I'm thoroughly convinced that people want info-tainment.”
“Every year at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, PFF meets with nearly every team.”
“Who the heck wants to go to school after you just played in the Super Bowl?”
“If all you had to be was a comedian to be a good football player. Bob Hope would be great. But you have to perform.”
“Doing studio shows... you don't get the details of the league.”
“Football is much more than 1,500 N.F.L. players. You've got to realize that the N.F.L. sets the standard for young players. Whatever they see on TV, that's what football is.”
“I don't think anybody could understand what its like to be an athlete at Harvard University.”
“I never cheer for anybody to be injured.”
“As a player, I never, never feared getting hurt, but I feared being embarrassed.”
“If Ryan Kalil isn't the game's best center, he's pretty darn close to it.”
“I think free agency changed the league more than the money. Teams had to build better facilities, coaches had to develop more personal relationships with the players and recruiting became such a big part of winning and losing.”
“It's always irked me that they always say the white receiver has great hands or runs great routes or is a possession receiver.”
“Daniel Jones has enough skills to play in the NFL at a high level.”
“The hardest thing in the world is to know as much about any team as a good, solid fan in that area.”
“People can see through a phony.”
“I've been playing the Super Bowl in my backyard ever since I was In the third grade. I've been making some great catches, too. Me and Lynn Swann and John Stallworth and the guys.”
“I get free meals in Cincinnati restaurants, girls scream when I just walk into a room.”
“My dad always said, 'There's no limit to the amount of people you can entertain as long as you're willing to be the butt of the joke.' And I've made a pretty good living off of that over the years.”
“I try to emulate the Lynn Swanns, and the John Jeffersons and the fact they're black or white has nothing to do with it.”