Cris Collinsworth

“Remember that free speech is about the government can't infringe on your free-speech right. It says nothing about an employer - and what they can do to your free speech right. You've got the right to say it. But if you're working for somebody, they have the right to do whatever they want as well.”

“For the most part, teams don't want distractions.”

“You can't believe how hard it is to be yourself.”

“I feel if football doesn't work out for me, I can always become a rock star.”

“D'Brickashaw Ferguson is not an overpowering guy, but a good pass blocker.”

“I know the fastest way for me to get acclaim is to criticize the league. I can do that tomorrow. I come out and criticize the league, and they're all going to be writing stories about how edgy I am. The problem comes in, what happens if you feel the other way?”

“You really don't get into a groove until you play two or three games.”

“John Madden is arguably the greatest broadcaster of all time, but I don't want to be John Madden.”

“I didn't want people to see me driving a new car and living in a high style and then playing poorly.”

“I thank goodness every day that I played in the no-huddle, and it was Sam Wyche in Cincinnati who's really one of the innovators of the no-huddle.”

“I love CeeDee Lamb coming out of the draft. I just really did. And Amari Cooper is one of the best one-on-one route runners.”

“I'm a white wide receiver and that's revolutionary.”

“I've said all along that someday I wanted to go back home and play in Flordia. I played high school and college ball in Flordia and all my ties are back home.”

“Most of the really stupid comments I've made in my years in Cincinnati are concerning bachelorhood.”

“You know, I'm really bad at apologies. I'm just really bad at 'em.”

“I'd be less than honest if I said I didn't have my doubts as to whether my children should be playing football.”

“In 2014, I bought controlling interest in Pro Football Focus. At the time we had 60 employees evaluating every player on every play of the NFL season.”

“Most of us have been in a street fight at one point or another and it's not always the best athlete that wins. Sometimes it's a tough guy that surprises people and I think that still has a major role in football, which is why the numbers don't always decide things.”

“I believe in Daniel Snyder. I believe in his great passion for the Washington Redskins.”

“John Madden is just special.”