Archive for August 21st, 2008

J.T. O'SullivanJ.T. O’Sullivan made a perfect case to start. And Alex Smith’s counter-argument didn’t measure up.

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Gene Upshaw talks with Paul Tagliabue during a hearing on the Clean Sports Act and the Professional Sports Integrity and Accountability Act in Washington, DC, on September 28, 2005.In return for salary cap he created unrestricted free agency for players

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Oakland Raiders Hall of Fame cornerback Willie Brown remembers his former teammate Gene Upshaw as 'Highway 63'. A nickname earned from the numerous times, as a pulling tackle, Upshaw would clear everyone out of his path. Long before Gene Upshaw helped usher in the era of free agency and multimillion dollar contracts into the NFL as the head of the players union, he was a devastating blocker who helped the Oakland Raiders win two Super Bowl titles as a Hall of Fame guard.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -Carolina Panthers reserve tight end Chad Upshaw was on the field Thursday and the team tried to follow its normal practice routine.

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Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, left, and NFL Players Union chief Gene Upshaw listen to testimony during a steroids hearing in Congress in 2004.Players union chief and Hall of Famer Upshaw dies of cancer at 63.

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Former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, left, and NFL Players Union chief Gene Upshaw listen to testimony during a steroids hearing in Congress in 2004.Players union chief and Hall of Famer Upshaw dies of cancer at 63.

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Gene Upshaw, head of the NFL Players Association and former Oakland Raiders lineman, died of cancer Thursday at age 63. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)Curran: NFL owners appear poised to seize on leadership void at the top.

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Gene Upshaw, head of the NFL Players Association and former Oakland Raiders lineman, died of cancer Thursday at age 63. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)Curran: NFL owners appear poised to seize on leadership void at the top

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Gene Upshaw, head of the NFL Players Association and former Oakland Raiders lineman, died of cancer Thursday at age 63. NBC's Brian Williams reports.  (Nightly News)Curran: NFL owners appear poised to seize on leadership void at the top

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Gene Upshaw was one of the most unique men to ever walk inside the world of professional football, a larger than life labor leader whose post-playing career actually dwarfed his Hall of Fame athletic legacy. Opinion: Late union boss used his tough attitude to force better deals for players

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