62 Results for gene upshaw

Your AFC East mailbag delivered

Tim Graham, AFC East

...East mailbag. Joe in Buffalo writes: Honestly, it is sad that NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw passed away, but the fact of the matter is that he treated the retired players like...

Blog | August 23, 2008

Mercury Morris scoffs at Upshaw's legacy

Tim Graham, AFC East

...their memory and their loved ones. The sudden passing of controversial NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw late Wednesday elicited a somber reaction. Players and alumni who despised Upshaw's tactics so much...

Blog | August 22, 2008

DeLamielleure picks Tippett over L.T.

Tim Graham, AFC East

...for retired players in need of financial assistance, waging war against NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw. DeLamielleure has passionate opinions and backs them up. So people ought to listen when the sensational...

Blog | August 02, 2008

Sources: NFLPA settles Adderley suit

Chris Mortensen, ESPN.com

The NFL Players Association has settled the Herb Adderley lawsuit for an amount just short of the $28.1 million that retired players were awarded in a judgment last November, according to sources.

Story | Conversation | June 04, 2009

Two days to the Draft: Year of the OL

ESPN Stats & Information, Special to Insider

We start counting down the best draft picks in NFL history.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 21, 2009

16 Days to the Draft: Slot machines

ESPN Stats & Information, Special to Insider

ESPN Stats & Information found the best players drafted in picks six thru 10.

ESPN Insider Story | Conversation | April 09, 2009

NFL free-agency roundup: March 1

ESPN.com news services

NFL free agency roundup: March 1.

Story | Conversation | March 01, 2009

Union: No reason for NFL lockout

Associated Press

NFLPA president Kevin Mawae and acting executive director Richard Berthelsen insisted Thursday that the league's cutting off the CBA after the 2010 season made little sense.

Story | Conversation | January 29, 2009

New Year's countdown: NFL style

David Fleming, Page 2

Get your champagne and party supplies ready for an epic, electrifying countdown of the Flem File's top 100 NFL headlines of 2008.

Story | Conversation | December 31, 2008

Change is coming to sports, too, under Obama

Lester Munson, ESPN.com

Ceremonial first pitches on the South Side? The Games in his hometown? The world of sports, too, just might experience some of the change that President-elect Barack Obama promises, writes ESPN.com's Lester Munson.

Story | Conversation | November 05, 2008

Time to flick the power switch

Bill Simmons, Page 2

Bill Simmons compiles his first NFL Power Poll of the season and finds the league is more wide-open than ever.

Story | Conversation | September 25, 2008

Culpepper, unable to catch on as free agent, retires at age 31

John Clayton, ESPN.com

Daunte Culpepper has retired from the NFL.

Story | Conversation | September 04, 2008

Union confident in its next steps, even without Upshaw

Jeffri Chadiha, ESPN.com

The late Gene Upshaw was the NFLPA's controversial leader. Some players feel that the union's strength without Upshaw might prove to be his greatest legacy.

Story | Conversation | August 21, 2008

Union front-office vets, ex-players among candidates

John Clayton, ESPN.com

Who might the NFLPA select as Gene Upshaw's successor? There are several prominent candidates, John Clayton writes.

Story | Conversation | August 21, 2008

Without cap, Cowboys, Chargers can still strut

John Clayton, ESPN.com

Which teams would be affected most if the league can't get a new labor deal before 2010? John Clayton forecasts five of the best and five of the worst teams facing that scenario.

Story | Conversation | May 28, 2008