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
apart continue economy-and-economics far nowhere reason revenue
We're deadlocked. There's nowhere to go. There's no reason to continue meeting. We're too far apart on our economics, and too far apart on revenue sharing, and we'll go to the uncapped year. There won't be an extension.
hell leave none position revenue sharing taken
We don't want to leave it with them, ... They've taken the position that revenue sharing is none of our business. The hell it isn't.
agreement best concluded finally owners pleased process side winning
We are pleased that this process has finally concluded with an agreement. This agreement is not about one side winning and losing. Ultimately, it is about what is best for the players, the owners and the fans.
apart farther
We're farther apart now than we were when we got started. If we get to the uncapped year, we won't come back, or else we'll do what we have to do.
agree cannot poker price settle stay
The price of poker will go up. We cannot settle and will not agree to stay in the same place we are.
additional fair player position taking
We are taking the position that's additional punishment. It's not fair to a player not to have an additional chance.
asking force
We're not asking them to play him, we can't force them to do that,
agent asking associated cut force free practice sports
We're not asking them to play him, we can't force them to do that. But if they're not going to let him come back to practice and do all the other things associated with that, then we want them to cut him, let him become a free agent now.
anyone apart believe close further reality
We're further apart now than when we started. For anyone to believe that we're close is just not reality.
dollars higher
We want to have a higher percentage. We want more dollars to come into the system.
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.
agreement couple faith last next putting reach seen unless
Unless something is going on ... that I've not seen in the last day or two, we're just not there yet. I'm not putting a lot of faith in that we're going to reach agreement in the next couple of days.
agency chance free
There is no chance free agency will be delayed.
chance meeting vote yes
We have to give them a chance to have their meeting and vote on our package. They can vote yes or no.