Carl Peterson Quotes on Time (8 Quotes)

At this time, we consider this not to be a career-ending injury. The doctors have indicated that Priest's condition will improve by refraining from contact. As always, the health and well-being of our players is our utmost concern. Priest is a marvelously-talented performer and has been an extremely productive player as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.

I'm not going to speculate on that. Any time I have to part with a No. 1 draft choice it's painful.

At this time, we do not consider this a career-threatening injury. The doctors have told us that with rest he will get better and he will be able to play again.

I've been doing this a long time, and he's as impressive a cornerback prospect as I've seen. We had him at 4.37, and he was just outstanding in his workout.

We do not talk about (retirement), ... We'll talk about that at the conclusion of the season. But I have to prepare that he will not be here. This is the end of his contract. He was at one point very definitive about it. But now is not the time to talk about it. . . . He's focused and I'm focused on this football team right now.

A lot of people put a lot of time into identifying players that we think we can get and like to get and see where they fit,

It's just a situation where he's run out of time on PUP active status. He had some more surgery done on that knee. They took out a plate and screws. Both (head coach Dick Vermeil) and I saw it and it was pretty substantial. I don't know how he moved around with that.

We fully expect that Larry Johnson will once again perform admirably in place of Priest, much like he did at the end of last season. Priest will continue to attend meetings and conduct his rehabilitation here in Kansas City. We fully anticipate that despite his absence on the field, Priest will continue to contribute to the success of Larry and our other running backs, as well as our entire football team. These are never easy decisions, but we believe this is the correct one for Priest at this time.