On the phone from his New York office, legendary litigator and antitrust specialist James Quinn sounds as if he's seen or heard just about everything, until his sardonic wit quickly comes into play.

As the National Football League enters a new season less than two weeks from now, it's never spun more cash nor spun off more controversy. And Quinn, one of the country's most experienced sports lawyers, has no shortage of observations to make, and work to do, in football-related matters.

Asked about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, a longtime adversary at the bargaining table and in the courtroom who is about to receive a five-year extension of his rich contract from league owners, Quinn's voice perks and with feigned enthusiasm he gushes, “He's going to show us all how to make money in Vegas.”