Philadelphia Quotes

[Giants quarterback Eli Manning 's parents boarded up their home in Philadelphia, Miss., a few hundred miles north of New Orleans.] I am worried, ... Obviously you just have to wait and see what the damage is. I'll call my parents later today and they'll probably have a better feel for what's going on. You just pray that people are OK and that the damage is not as bad as it can be. - Eli Manning

[Falcons quarterback Michael Vick said he could play with exiled Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens -- but Owens would have to make some sacrifices. Vick did not sound like he would fully endorse the Falcons' pursuing Owens.] I don't know. It would help but I feel like we've got all the right pieces here to be successful and to win football games... I don't know where this Terrell Owens talk is coming from but I'm focused on what we've got in place right now. - Michael Vick

[EXTRA BASES:@ RHP Ryan Drese probably will have shoulder surgery Sept. 12 or 13, team doctor Bruce Thomas said. Drese could be sidelined three months, Thomas said, or as long as into early next season, depending on how badly torn his labrum is. ... RHP Esteban Loaiza will start Sunday against Philadelphia on short rest, with RHP Livan Hernandez pitching Monday's series opener against Florida. ... Three minor leaguers called up by the Nationals arrived a few hours before Friday's first pitch: outfielders Kenny Kelly and Brandon Watson, and infielder Rick Short, who flirted with hitting .400 at Triple-A New Orleans. Short was batting .400 as late as Aug. 19 no minor leaguer has finished a season above that mark since Aaron Pointer hit .402 in 1961 and wound up at .383.] I experienced firsthand how hard it is... Just to make a run at it was fun. - Rick Short

[Coughlin] not only had to make changes on the run [against Philadelphia], but he had to prepare to play a powerful football team in the Chiefs the next week. That's just not easy to do. - Ernie Accorsi

[Corey Simon would neither confirm nor deny a report that his agent, Roosevelt Barnes , had asked the Eagles to remove the franchise tag the team placed on the defensive tackle a few days after its Super Bowl loss to New England. Simon, has often said he wants to continue his career in Philadelphia. Now, he's not so sure.] It is my desire to play in Philadelphia, but I don't think there has been any interest on the Eagles' part to sign me to a long-term contract, ... I don't know if they have any desire to have me around. - Corey Simon

[After many years of broadcasting games there, Campbell is well-acquainted with the magic the Palestra holds.] There's something about the place when you walk in the door... IT dates back to the days of the depression when it was built, and it's never changed very much. No one's ever tried to make it state of the art. It is what it is. We have brand new stadiums all over Philadelphia - we have a new baseball park, a new football park, we have the Wachovia Center - but people still love going to the Palestra. There's something about walking in the doors of the Palestra. - Bill Campbell

[18: - Steve Spurrier