Why Gene Upshaw Must Go

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Why Gene Upshaw Must Go
SPORTSbyBROOKS found this 4/10/2008 on s2nblog.wordpress.com [flag]
By now you’ve likely heard about Chris Mortenson’s report regarding Ravens kicker and player rep Matt Stover’s email circulating about removing NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw by March 2009, and Upshaw’s insistence that he will be staying on as the head of the union. The urgency on Stover’s behalf (and I presume a sizable contingent of the union, ... [link]

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Blog-O-Rama: Purple Jesus Will Break Your Hand
Published 4/10/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
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