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June 06, 2007
Upshaw under Fire: "A guy like DeLamielleure says the things he said about me, you think I'm going to invite him to dinner?" Upshaw said. 'No, I'm going to break his ... damn neck."
posted by tommytrump to football at 10:21 AM - 5 comments
Making friends and influencing people! Way to go, Gene. The NFL board cackles with much delight (possibly celebrates by shooting puppies, I'm not sure - I'm rarely invited).
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 12:32 PM on June 06, 2007
Mr. Upshaw, Made a comment about he only works for the players today not the "old timers" or pass veterans. Excuse me what a lot of bull---- coming out of one who is a pass veteran. Maybe he has forgotten who got him where he is and how on all the sweat and tears of the old timers and veterans he is making his money today and the money the new players are receiving. I really don't think Delamielleure needs any assistance with the likes of Upshaw, whose looks and acts like one of the fat cats of he NFL...Is he an owner or have a piece of the action on the side? Yes, he is working for the new players, but maybe he should put it to a vote of all the present players in the union and talk about doing something for the past players. Mike Ditka was on a talk radio show and said something about the owners or players or both giving 1.00per ticket for one game and start raising some funds for the players that need the help. The past players didn't make the money that these players make today not even near it. Let the players decide what they would like to do to help and to hell with Upshaw and all his bull--- and verbal crap. Upshaw couldn't back it up when he was playing and he can't do it now. Why is it that former players like Ditka, Olsen, Jones, Grier, and many others try to help but that the president of the NFL union does nothing but sit on his ass and make threats..................
posted by The Old Man at 03:41 PM on June 06, 2007
Apparently Upshaw had more than his share of concussions.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:09 PM on June 06, 2007
I guess the commments made by Bryant Gumble on HBO's Real Sports were true when he implied that former NFL commish, Paul Tagliabue had a leash for Gene Upshaw and that Roger Goodell should know where Tagliabue kept it. It's a shame that someone in the position that Gene Upshaw is in would just ignore the players from the past considering Upshaw is one of them. Comments like this and the one he made before when he said that he's not working for the retired players because they're not the one that 'pay his salary' are just wrong.
posted by BornIcon at 07:00 AM on June 07, 2007
"He is the head of a union. He has the wherewithal to do it," DeLamielleure said Tuesday. DeLamielleure, it should be mentioned, now works for casinos in the western New York area. I'm sure he also has run into a few individuals with enough connections to handle such an issue if he's truly concerned about it. Be that as it may, stupid comment by Upshaw.