NFL's Top 10 Memorable Quotes From Players and Coaches

NFL FOOTBALL: TOP 10 MEMORABLE QUOTES

PRESENTATION BY DIMITRI PATTERSON

SOURCE: SCHATZ, A., CONNELLY, B., FREMEAU, B., FAHEY, C., GOWER, T., HEALY, A.,WEINTRAUB, R. (N.D.). FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS ALMANAC 2015: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE 2015 NFL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASONS.

THE FOLLOWING QUOTES HAVE BEEN SOURCED FROM THE BEST-SELLING BOOK, “FOOTBALL OUTSIDERS ALMANAC 2015: THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE 2015 NFL AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASONS”, BY AARON SCHATZ & CIAN FAHEY

HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE QUOTES SAID BY TOP NFL PLAYERS AND COACHES IN RECENT YEARS…


#1. LET’S DO THIS THING!

▸ “Is this thing on? Because it’s getting ready to be.”

- New Buffalo Bulls head coach Rex Ryan, delivering his opening line at his introductory press conference, and nailing it in True Rex fashion. (NJ.com)


#2. TO PARAPHRASE: I HATE YOU

▸ “We’re on to Cincinnati.”

- New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s answer to multiple questions during a press conference, including anything pertaining to football. (Shutdown Corner)


#3. NOTHING LIKE THE MONEY IN THE BANK CONTRACT THOUGH

▸ “Well, a lot of us have bonuses in our contracts.”

- Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, explaining why veterans come to voluntary offseason workout. (SB Nation)


#4. ESPECIALLY WHEN D-BO IS AROUND

▸ “Ain’t no reason to go around a block.”

- San Diego Chargers draft pick linebacker, Denzel Perryman, giving us his philosophy on the art of blocking. (Twitter)


#5. WE ARE THE MUSIC MAKERS AND WE ARE THE DREAMERS OF THE DREAMS

▸ “It’s like playing for Willy Wonka. He’s crazy. He wants to be young. He just is one of those guys who’s always upbeat, wants to have a good time, and lets you be yourself.”

- Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett on Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll. (Tacoma News Tribune)


#6. DO YOUR JOB

▸ “I made a play to help my team win. I’ve worked so hard in practice and I just wanted to play so bad and help my team out. I got out there and did exactly what I needed to do to help my team win. I was fired up ready. I was ready to play… I was on the sidelines waiting to get in and I was ready… I prepared hard this weekend…


▸ “I knew they were going to throw it. Our defensive coordinator is real smart and with a goal-line, three corner-back formation we knew they were going to throw the ball.”

- New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler, following the New England Patriots’ 28-24 comeback victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Superbowl XLIX (Boston.com)


#7. BY THE WAY, EDDIE LACY’S A FREE AGENT IN TWO YEARS

▸ “Congrats, you just cost me a lot of money.”

- Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider, in a phone call to Ryan Tannehill’s agent Pat Dye, regarding keeping quarterback Russell Wilson after Tannehill’s $96 million deal drove up the market cost of quarterbacks. (Twitter)


#8. THE BELICHICK FASHION TEE

▸ “Here’s the deal. I finally realized why [he does it]. They’re sized where the sleeves come up so the sleeves aren’t quite long enough and they start [bunching]. I don’t have a problem emulating him or what they do.”

- New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton, explaining why during the Saints-Panthers game he was wearing a Bill Belichick-style team hoodie with cutoff sleeves. (New Orleans Advocate)


#9. COME ON GUYS, HE RAN 50 FEET

▸ “It was the slowest 17 yards I’ve ever seen in my life. It’s always fun seeing the Clydesdale run.”

- New England Patriots wide receiver, Julian Edelman, reflecting on quarterback Tom Brady’s 17-yard run against the Dolphins on Sunday. (ESPN)


#10. BIG MAN ON CAMPUS

▸ “That film is a coaching session. I’m 35 years old, and I ran around those boys like they were schoolyard kids.”

- Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith, assessing his performance in his reunion game against the Carolina Panthers, a 38-10 victory for the Ravens. (Shutdown Corner)

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