31.   Next to Jerry Krause, this was the Greta Garbo of team executives.

32.   One NFC team executive said stopping such transactions is difficult, if not impossible, because they are done in secrecy.

33.   Players must wait five years after retiring for Hall of Fame consideration, a requirement that does not exist for coaches, owners and team executives.

34.   Pirates general manager Cam Bonifay was named Executive of the Year in voting by major league team executives.

35.   Players must wait five years after retirement for Hall of Fame consideration, a requirement that does not exist for coaches, owners and team executives.

36.   Quinn and another team executive, John Chapple, arrived in South Carolina the next day.

37.   Sanders remains out of contact with the Lions, not returning telephone calls from team executives and members of the coaching staff.

38.   Several players said Wednesday that, in recent conversations with team executives, they have been told that a payroll tax is not essential to a settlement.

39.   Several NFL team executives said last week that Ernie Accorsi, the general manager of the New York Giants, has decided to retire after this coming season.

40.   Some teams actively stay away from players who have questionable agents, NFL team executives said.