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
agents cap circumstance deals free move salary start
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
anytime deal
I don't see us getting a deal done anytime soon.
accept deal labor sake
I am not going to accept a deal just for the sake of having labor peace. . . . The deal has got to be fair.
apart deal further happened longer
The longer we talked, the further apart we got. Nothing happened for us to make a deal today.
appeal expect
I know they expect us to appeal and we will appeal,
concerned final protect rights takes whatever
Everyone is really concerned we're getting down to that final deadline. We will do whatever it takes to protect the rights of the players.
keeping piece revenue sharing
The revenue sharing piece is what's keeping this piece from getting done.
agreement behalf best concluded fans finally football national owners pleased process side staff winning
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.
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.
changed march
Nothing has changed that would change (the situation) by March 3.