“I think what we’ve had here is a little social concern in the NFL. I think the media has been very desirous that a black quarterback do well.”— Rush Limbaugh, american-partisan.com
“They had a good game plan and they came out fast. We started slow, but we picked it up. You just have got to trust in the process and not try to do too much and things will start happening and having success your way.”— Patrick Mahomes, patriots.com
“They challenged us. They came up and played, man. Not a lot of teams have this year. They put people in our face to see how we responded. The first half, we struggled. We couldn't make anything happen. The second half, I feel like our guys took the challenge and they (Patriots) were doing the same t…”— Patrick Mahomes, patriots.com
“One person missing from this celebration of corporate beneficence is football's most famous social justice advocate, Colin Kaepernick, who was effectively blackballed from the NFL and settled out of court with the league this year.”— Harry Cheadle, vice.com
“How is it that the ultimate prize in the most macho sport ever invented is a piece of jewelry?”— Scott Rothman, Rajiv Joseph, Ali, Jennifer Garner, imdb.com
“They sat me down and gave me a thick book. I mean, this thing was thicker than a phone book. I said, 'What's this?' They said, 'This is our test that we give all the players.' I said, 'Excuse me, what pick do you have in the draft?' They said, I think, 10th. I said, 'I'll be gone before then. I'll s…”— Deion Sanders, nydailynews.com