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
bottom deal gets gotten nowhere prevent running side
We're running out of time. I'm at my bottom line. I have nowhere else to go. I've said for years that the only thing that would prevent us from getting a deal was if one side gets greedy. Well, they've gotten greedy.
chance meeting vote yes
We have to give them a chance to have their meeting and vote on our package. They can vote yes or no.
asked encourage game name people saying trying unless win
What we're trying to do is encourage people to participate. You can not win unless you get in the game. You've got to get into the game and you've got to put your name out there. What Herman was saying is everyone that's asked should play the game.
agreement best concluded finally owners pleased process side winning
We are pleased that this process has finally concluded with an agreement. This agreement is not about one side winning and losing. Ultimately, it is about what is best for the players, the owners and the fans.
almost control couple duty interest leave reach represent
We were almost in arbitration a couple of times, but everyone thought that it was in everybody's interest to reach a settlement. If you leave it up to an arbitrator, you have no control of the situation. We have a duty to represent the player, and that's what we did.
dollars higher
We want to have a higher percentage. We want more dollars to come into the system.
continue gave prior proposal quite rejected saw worse
They gave us a new proposal, which was worse than their prior offer. Quite naturally, we rejected that proposal and saw no need to continue meeting.
gave less proposal share
They gave me a proposal that is actually less than what we're getting. All we want is our share that we've been getting.
anyone beyond cap deal expects less obviously players sell
There obviously will not be a cap beyond 2006. So if anyone expects me to make a deal to sell the players on making less money, I'm not going to do that.
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.
lose nfl owner work
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.