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Matt Stover Leading Push to Oust Gene Upshaw
east-coast-bias.com - 4/9/2008
Matt Stover Leading Push to Oust Gene Upshaw
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Of all the tough guys in the NFL, who would have thought the Ravens' mild-mannered veteran kicker Matt Stover would lead the push to oust NFLPA boss Gene Upshaw? According to ESPN 's Chris Mortensen, 17-year vet Stover, the Ravens' player representative, circulated an e-mail among the other 31 player representatives containing a plan to remove Upshaw prior to the 2009 Collective Bargaining ...

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Something Is Stirring In Tampa [Blogdome]
Deadspin — • The Rays fans have AWAKENED! [Enjoy The Enjoyment] • So how's that Matt Stover email going to work? [East Coast Bias] • That gripping battle for the last Eastern Conference playoff spot. [Epic Carnival] • The Greg LeMond-Lance Armstrong feud continues. [Steroid Nation] • How the Tony Awards are like the NBA's Western Conference. [Vulture] • An interview with Chuck Norris. [Bleacher Report] • Adam Jones could use a nap. [Cobra Brigade] ...

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