Deshaun Watson Quotes

I just think more precaution should be taken when I'm inside the pocket. Look at all the replays - I'm on the ground every time. It's unfortunate for myself, it's unfortunate for my team and I'd be lying if I sat here and said I wasn't frustrated right now.

It's great playing a sport where you don't get hit in the head.

My experience over my five years at Wisconsin and my one year in the NFL was that there were times where I couldn't play the game safely. There are positive measures we can take... but on a lead play, on a power play, there's violence.

Football is inherently dangerous, and that will never change.

There's been a lot talk about football and safety issues. My big thing is the benefits far outweigh the risks.

Surely, sport is not fundamentally about the safety of athletes. If it were, we'd probably have to ban professional football, right after boxing.

If I'm going to get hit, why let the guy who's going to hit me get the easiest and best shot? I explode into the guy who's trying to tackle me.

Player safety has been an essential focus for us for a number of years.

Since 2000, it's been a privilege and honor for me to be on the competition committee. And our main focus... is player safety.

I think they shouldn't allow cut blocks, because our knees are important to us, too. I know concussions are a big deal, too, but I think knee, cut blocks are a big deal, but that seems to be OK with the NFL. So they're not too concerned about safety, obviously.

It's not an exercise on how to avoid getting hit. I think there are certain safety measures that take care of the mental part of it, with players not looking to hit somebody in the head. They've done that. But let's not take the entertainment value out of football.

On any play where there's a scramble of 22 men, blindside hits and unprotected hits on knees occur.

I'd hate to see the game I love go away because it is considered too dangerous and parents are scared to allow their kids to play.

One of the wonderful things about wrestling, to me, is that you can protect people who have had head injuries.

In soccer, you don't want to see anybody get hurt.

I'm not in the business to get hit and take concussions.

We all understand there's an inherent risk when you step on the field in football.

My opinion, football is the most dangerous sport there is. After that, I'll give it to probably boxing.

Only in football is long-term injury the result not of accidents but of the game played properly.

I don't like the rules about you can't hit the quarterback.

Of course, in pro ball, they never hit the quarterback in practice.

Because I was small, I was getting the hell kicked out of me playing football.

My job is to protect the integrity of the NFL and to make sure the game is as safe as possible.

But now there are more concussions due to not being used to the hard hitting.

You have to prepare yourself physically as much as possible for a bad wipeout.