I was going to give them a first, ... Obviously, I didn't start at a first, but I was going to give them a first. I had made my mind up and it had already been approved so we were going to go with that regardless.

There's no truth to it. That's just somebody writing something to write something. That's all speculation.

The person I heard say it the best was Bum Phillips when they asked him about Earl Campbell. He said, 'I don't know if he's the best, but it won't take long to call the roll.' I think Reggie White is a charter member of that club right there. He was as dominating and as good a player as probably anybody who ever played the game.

There are probably bartenders who know more about the Patriots than I do. But I know Bill. I wouldn't be concerned about it. I wouldn't worry about the Patriots. I think they've got the best coach and the best quarterback.

What that told me was that I now had a chance to get Brett Favre as a player,

This is the guy I wanted. They said four or five years, I didn't care. It turned out there wasn't anything wrong with him.