Daily Archives: November 13, 2008

What Others Are Saying about the jury’s verdict

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from ProFootballWeekly.com’s Mike Florio Criticism of Kessler Mounts As NFL players continue to stew in the aftermath of a verdict that threatens to take $28.1 million from the players’ union, more and more league insiders are criticizing NFLPA outside counsel … Continue reading →

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Divided NFL Union Could Use a Baseball Lesson

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By William C. Roden N.F.L. players were jolted in August by the unexpected death of Gene Upshaw, their union leader. Upshaw, 63, had served as executive director of the N.F.L. Players Association for more than two decades and was the … Continue reading →

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Jury Deliver’s Clear Message to NFL Union

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By Brian Burwell/St.Louis Post-Dispatch The men who run the NFL Players Association used to stand righteously shoulder to shoulder with blue-collar union grunts on picket lines. That was more than 25 years ago, when the idea of calling the NFLPA … Continue reading →

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