“It was just a normal Tuesday waking up to 200 like text messages. ... This year I’m going to see him a lot, which will be fun. I wonder if I could talk to him in-game, just kind of get some reps” -- Fox’ Kevin Burkhardt, on finding out Tom Bradywould eventually be his broadcast partner for NFL games ( “NFL Schedule Release ’22,” NFL Network, 5/12 ).
"Instead of taking the early bye, we thought it might be best ... to kick that down the road. We were fortunate to have that game sandwiched with a home game versus New England and then coming back versus the Jets" -- Packers coach Matt LaFleur , on the team choosing to have its bye in Week 14 rather than immediately following their Week 5 game in London ( NFL.com, 5/13 ).
