Art Modell
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"Arthur Bertram "Art" Modell" was an American businessman, entrepreneur and National Football League team owner. He owned the Cleveland Browns franchise from 1961 to 1995 and the Baltimore Ravens franchise from 1996 to 2004.

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Johnny U. was the father of modern football, so all of us, including my father, who enjoyed participating, owe that to Johnny.

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I had to do what I had to do to keep my family alive. Period.

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He was an extraordinary man of impeccable character, integrity, honesty, compassion and fairness. He had all the attributes you want in a human being. He was a friend of mine for 45 years. He was more like a brother to me than a friend.

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I think undergraduate signings are a disgrace. Kids don't belong in the sport. They're not emotionally or physically developed enough. They should bide their time and then come into our sport. For them to get some court to say, 'OK, he can do it,' it's a bad deal for the public at large.

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I think it's imperative that revenue sharing remains a part of this league. I think it'd be a sad day for this league if we blow this thing by going our own way. There are one or two owners gung ho about going their own way. But revenue sharing led to the collective bargaining agreement. It led to the salary cap. It's made us. It's sustained us.

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The silver lining is that he's back with us, and I gave him a bonus for coming back. But I'm determined to get him a head coaching job, because he's paid his dues.

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That got us started on revenue sharing, and we couldn't have done it without all the teams.

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