“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.”

American former professional football player and sports broadcaster

Cris Collinsworth is an American former professional football player and sports broadcaster. Born in 1959, he spent eight seasons as a wide receiver in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals, and later became a familiar television analyst. He played college football for the Florida Gators and earned first-team All-American honors. Beyond his broadcasting work for NBC, Showtime, and the NFL Network, he is also the majority owner of Pro Football Focus and has won 17 Sports Emmy Awards.