81.   Friday, neither league official nor union officials were commenting on the negotiations.

82.   He even ignored the wishes of league officials by having clergymen deliver an invocation before every home game.

83.   He is forgiving of his teammates, but he is not stoic about what he considers incompetent or amateurish decision-making and planning by league officials.

84.   He held conference calls with owners and conferred with politicians and league officials.

85.   He said he has no regrets about the hit on Gannon, and he questions the wisdom of league officials because there was no penalty called on the field.

86.   He said there was a concern among some league officials that the move is an overreaction to low ratings.

87.   He has had conversations with league officials about working as a special assistant to commissioner Paul Tagliabue. . . .

88.   He understands how most might view being a league official as some nice-paying weekend endeavor but scoffs at the notion it is a part-time job.

89.   He said league officials also have complained about the red lacing in his glove, arguing that it distracts batters.