"We are five weeks behind the rest of the NFL for the 2017 season."
-- New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, already looking ahead to next year in the immediate aftermath of the Patriots' Super Bowl LI win. (ESPN)
SHANAHAN GETS TO BE THE BAD KIND OF GOAT
"He's the GOAT, king of the petting zoo."
-- New England Patriots defensive end Chris Long, praising quarterback Tom Brady after his fifth Super Bowl win. (Mike Reiss, ESPN)
"It took me nine years, it took (Howie) 13, so that's kinda sad.