105 Quotes by Leigh Steinberg

They are not getting hurt in some frivolous hobby. They are hurt applying themselves to the exact task they've been hired to do. This is a risk that ought to be shared in a fairer way.

The cost is minimal compared to the human cost and the enormous investments that these teams make in training and in contractual commitments to contemporary NFL players,

In the pantheon of negotiating, it's one of those clauses where there's the least resistance.

I am not prepared to comment because it is a confidential matter. Any league officials who are sources for this ought to be fired. Ricky Williams has been in the best behavioral mode I have ever seen him in. I think it's important that no one rushes to judgment or jumps the gun on any reactions.

The fun part of it was because he was across the street, he came over every day, and in essence, we had a surrogate son for a couple of weeks.

The first issue that needs solving is club vs. club. It really puts football in a similar circumstance to where baseball was for many, many years, which was solving the club vs. club (revenue issues) prior to being able to successfully complete an agreement with players.

The details and the process are in their court. But let me say that I am optimistic about the process. He's planning on returning.

As I write in my book, there is a misnomer that destroying another person's position is an effective and practical way to negotiate.

Whatever fighting words you hear from the bargaining table, the reality is that with the new TV contract about to take effect and the incredibly lucrative ancillary revenue streams, both sides know we are on the verge of ushering in the most lucrative payday in the history of professional sports. The history of professional football is that nothing happens until the very last moment.