The players fear their popular coach, Tony Dungy, will be fired if they lose.

The assembled players feared the worst if the scandal leaked.

Evidence could free baseball as much as its players fear it could smear them.

Many players feared signing with the Yankees, and some who did sign came to regret it.

"And I don't think players fear head coaches the way they used to."

More important, some players fear they could lose their jobs.

This is said, during a scrum, when a player fears his neck risks being broken.

The league hopes, and some players fear, that it would enable the owners to control their tendency to bid up player salaries.

That system, the players fear, would significantly depress salaries.

But the Jets need a strong coach with a strong reputation whom the players would respect and fear.