Quotes by Marty Hurney

“Dan is a very valuable asset to our defense and hes a difference-maker for us. We felt it was very important to get him extended.”

“Were still going over the film. The players arent even back yet, so we havent even started those kinds of discussions yet.”

“Obviously, you weigh everything when you are dealing with a situation like this, but we believe Dan is a difference maker for us,”

“Hes a first-round draft pick and we wanted to him to be here and finish his career here, if possible. That is something we think is very important if you can get your first-round picks or very good players who make a difference, to stick around.”

“He obviously is very disappointed because he wants to get out and play and we would have liked to have seen that as well. It was something that he didnt realize he did when the injury occurred.”

“Apparently he hurt the foot the same play as he hurt the knee; he showed a lot of toughness going back and playing on it,”

“But its something he didnt realize he did. He was focused on the knee, when the injury occurred. He didnt realize it until Friday morning when he woke up and couldnt walk on it.”

“Well, obviously you dont like cutting a third-round draft choice,”

“You never go in saying weve got to get this position or that position. For us, its about finding guys who are the right fits.”

“Apparently he hurt the foot the same play as he hurt the knee; he showed a lot of toughness going back and playing on it. He was obviously disappointed because he wanted to get out there and play, and wed have liked to seen that as well.”