"But, my brother.. All of us pro ball kickers LOVE old men who get on TV & act like douchebags while wearing makeup.. Let's hug it out."
-- Indianapolis Colts punter Pat McAfee, replying to Fox Sports broadcaster Skip Bayless' tweet that he "despises field-goal kicking." (Twitter)
NEW OVERTIME PROCEDURE: CATCH THE SNITCH
"Five quarters of football is pretty tough but Quidditch, y'know, the beaters, the chasers, y'know, trying to find the golden Snitch, things like that, that's tough."
-- Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman, comparing the challenges of football to those of Quidditch, the fictional wizards' sport in which teams of broomstick-riding competitors score points by chasing a series of balls around an oval-shaped pitch, culminating in the capture of the golden Snitch.