Newsome Quotes

We felt like we were cheating time a little bit right there. We knew we were putting ourselves in this position in 2002, but we had to take our shot at winning back-to-back. We could have done half of this cap-cutting last year, and it wouldn't have been this painful, but I don't think we would have had a real shot to get to the Super Bowl this season. - Ozzie Newsome

We expect it to be a really big loss in the quarter but Allstate hasn't come out with an estimate and its hard to tell how big of a loss it will be... That's pretty unusual and it makes me a little nervous that they might post a bigger loss than expected. - Paul Newsome

We dominated people from a personnel standpoint back then. - Ozzie Newsome

We did a legitimate cap-friendly deal with a low cap number in the first year ($1.5 million)... We got the guy we wanted and it's a five-year deal. It's the same kind of option deals that we have with Ray Lewis , Michael McCrary and Jermaine Lewis . ... We just have had to structure some deals that way for cap reasons. - Ozzie Newsome

We are so excited to have Jamal back. If you look at his history, he always rebounds in a big way from adversity. He had a tough 2005 that started with surgery, his incarceration, and then dealing with all of the turmoil during the season with the contract hanging over his head. We expect big things from him. - Ozzie Newsome

We are happy to have one of our own back. Daniel has been a very productive player for us the last two years. He has given us a presence both on offense and special teams. - Ozzie Newsome

They're doing all the right things. - Paul Newsome

The year I gave up the 150-catch streak I had an ankle injury and didn't want to go back in because I'd have a better chance of playing the following week. - Ozzie Newsome