I think that reshaping the [committee] the way I did and getting Pat Bowlen and Jerry Richardson to become directly involved the way Dan Rooney and Wellington Mara were in past negotiations is a real positive,

I think that reshaping the [committee] the way I did and getting Pat Bowlen and Jerry Richardson to become directly involved the way that Dan Rooney and Wellington Mara were in past negotiations is a real positive, ... It shows that we are serious and determined to reach out across the table, and hopefully that will be the beginning of a deal.

I don't think the negotiations are going very well. Positions are hardening when they shouldn't be. It is becoming an issue in terms of the financial resources some teams have and some teams don't.

I think in the next several months we can bring something to fruition,

I think what's needed is a fundamental review and reshaping.

Jerry and Pat and Gary, those guys retiring, it's sad. I was fortunate enough to learn a whole lot from those guys - and not just about riding, but in the way we handled ourselves. They were ambassadors for the sport.