"I'm not retiring. I'm only 32 years old. I want to play maybe two more years. The MetroStars, they don't want me back, they're going in a different direction. [Coach] Bob [Bradley] and I had a discussion after the last practice last year. I'm free. If I should go to another [MLS] team, there wouldn't be an exchange of players. It would be totally free."
-- Defender Joseph Addo (Newark Star-Ledger)
"Being around the team last year made me realize how special it is to be a professional. When the opportunity came about to turn pro I felt it was the right time and I knew this would be a great place."
-- Michael Bradley, 16, who signed a Project-40 contract and was drafted by his father, MetroStars coach Bob Bradley. (New Jersey Herald News)
"He's got good, clean feet and a very good mind for the game. I don't read anything into the coach's son situation because at the end of the day he's a talented young player."
-- Metros general manager Nick Sakiewicz. (New Jersey Herald News)
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