“I’ve been in football for over 50 years. I’ve never questioned a player’s toughness. I never have. Whether it was in coaching, broadcasting, whatever. There’s no one in the NFL that has a tougher job to do than Jay Cutler. I think playing quarterback in the NFL is the toughest thing you can do. I think throwing a forward pass and having guys rushing you and hitting you when you’re looking downfield and throwing the ball is the toughest act you have to do. Live a day in his shoes. Type I diabetes is not a daytime thing. It’s not a week thing. It’s not a month thing. It’s a life thing. And it’s every day, and it’s every day for 24 hours. And then people are looking at him, they put a camera on him, and they say they don’t like his demeanor. Demeanor hell!” - John Madden (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
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“I’ve been in football for over 50 years. I’ve never questioned a player’s toughness. I never have. Whether it was in coaching, broadcasting, whatever. There’s no one in the NFL that has a tougher job to do than Jay Cutler. I think playing quarterback in the NFL is the toughest thing you can do. I think throwing a forward pass and having guys rushing you and hitting you when you’re looking downfield and throwing the ball is the toughest act you have to do. Live a day in his shoes. Type I diabetes is not a daytime thing. It’s not a week thing. It’s not a month thing. It’s a life thing. And it’s every day, and it’s every day for 24 hours. And then people are looking at him, they put a camera on him, and they say they don’t like his demeanor. Demeanor hell!”

- John Madden

(Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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