Gene Upshaw
Gene Upshaw
Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr., also known as "Uptown Gene", was an American football player for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League and later the NFL. He later served as the executive director of the National Football League Players' Association. In 1987, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He is also the only player in NFL history to reach the Super Bowl in three different decades with the same team...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth15 August 1945
CityRobstown, TX
players understand
I've been to 32 teams, and all the players understand where we are. They're saying, 'Bring on the uncapped year.
baseball believes came easy group largest market reason smarter success understand
It would be just like baseball. It would have been very easy for him to say, 'I have the largest market and I don't want to share.' Which is what we have going on right now. We do have a group who believes the reason they have success is they're so much smarter than everyone else. I'm not begrudging them for having that thought, but they have to understand where it all came from and why.
dealt game integrity sure
Things like this are about the integrity of the game and our sport and we have to make sure it is dealt with sufficiently.
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The way the NFL is set up, an owner really has to work at it to lose money.
agreement best continue fans football gives league national opportunity owners side success winning
This agreement is not about one side winning or losing. Ultimately, it is about what is best for the players, the owners and the fans of the National Football League . . . This new agreement gives us the opportunity to continue our unprecedented success and growth.
agreement side winning
This agreement is not about one side winning or losing.
additional paul support thanks
Additional thanks go to my old boss, Al Davis, for being the first to rise, as he did in 1993, in support of Paul (Tagliabue) and an agreement.
ahead based contracts deal league position taking time
Once we get to the league year, I don't see us getting a deal done any time soon. We're taking the position we're not going to get this resolved, so you should go ahead and do contracts based on that.
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San Antonio has expressed interest in getting an NFL team, going back to '93 or '95,
affects beyond clubs collective finding gain issue language undermine
This is beyond where Terrell Owens is. This affects all our players. It's why we have an issue with the language in these contracts. Things we're able to gain in collective bargaining, some clubs are finding a way to undermine them. That's also what this is all about,
guarantee
this is a way for us to guarantee that what they take is what's on the label.
If we go to an uncapped year, we won't come back.
avoid happening market order seats sold sustained
But it's still early. Look at what's happening in Jacksonville. The market was there early. They sold a lot of tickets. But they haven't sustained it. Now they're roping off seats in order to avoid blackouts.
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I wouldn't want to see that. I wouldn't recommend players doing their own deals. You're sitting across the table from a general manager that's negotiated thousands of contracts.