I never give up on my players, and I'll never give up on people.
— Art Modell
If you start becoming withdrawn and looking over your shoulder, being careful about what you say, that's being paranoid. This is an open, accessible team. That's been my trademark for years.
I have enjoyed the years enormously in Cleveland and especially in Baltimore.
I don't want my grandchildren to go through what I went through.
The quality of ownership is not what it was in yesteryear.
I want to be remembered as a guy who tried his best and did his best.
I have a great legacy, tarnished somewhat by the move.
I do want to go out on top, as a winner.
That got us started on revenue sharing, and we couldn't have done it without all the teams.
I never lied to a person in my life; my kids didn't, either.
I had to do what I had to do to keep my family alive. Period.
The pride and presence of a professional football team is far more important than 30 libraries.
