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
beginning number starts
I need a number that starts with a 6. I said it at the beginning and I've said it all the way through.
keeping piece revenue sharing
The revenue sharing piece is what's keeping this piece from getting done.
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On behalf of the players, the NFLPA staff and the negotiating team, we are pleased that this process has finally concluded with an agreement. 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.
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He piled on. He went beyond what we have in the agreement. When I have an arbitrator go beyond the agreement, I have no choice. Clearly, when you look at this case, his decision even went beyond what the Eagles said in their legal briefs.
agreement beyond decision eagles legal
He piled on, ... He went beyond what we have in the agreement. When I have an arbitrator go beyond the agreement, I have no choice. Clearly, when you look at this case, his decision even went beyond what the Eagles said in their legal briefs.
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If he's suspended, we'll take it as far as we can. But I don't know how far that is.
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He said that I had to stay on this. He was very adamant about his position on it. We're all going to be at the services, but we cannot forget the principles and integrity and what he stood for. He did it and now it's what every other league is trying to do.
anytime deal
I don't see us getting a deal done anytime soon.
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I am not going to accept a deal just for the sake of having labor peace. . . . The deal has got to be fair.
believe clubs continue everybody high lies problem refusal revenue share sharing worse
I continue to believe that the problem lies with the high revenue clubs and the revenue sharing issue. Their refusal to share more revenues is making it worse for everybody -- players, owners, and fans.
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I'm going to tell the agents to do deals as if there is no salary cap in 2007 if we don't have a deal by Friday. But under no circumstance will I move back the start of free agency.
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I guess we could meet if they want to. All I know is they got up and said they had to have a conference and the meeting was ended.
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I know they expect us to appeal and we will appeal,
apart deal further happened longer
The longer we talked, the further apart we got. Nothing happened for us to make a deal today.