Effort to oust Upshaw led by.....

[J0nnD0ugh]

.....Matt Stover???????
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3336017

I want to see Upshaw hit the hwy, but how could a placekicker have that much pull?

[MassNole]

Maybe he is well respected amongst is NFLPA brethren. Why does it matter what position they play when it comes to union matters?

[ProfessaPackMan]

I always thought Troy Vincent would eventually be Upshaw's successor once he left.

[Cebby]

Quote: Originally Posted by MassNole

Maybe he is well respected amongst is NFLPA brethren. Why does it matter what position they play when it comes to union matters?

Exactly what I was going to say.

Playing ability=/=negotiating ability and other union skills

[J0nnD0ugh]

Quote: Originally Posted by MassNole

Maybe he is well respected amongst is NFLPA brethren. Why does it matter what position they play when it comes to union matters?

I don't think it should matter. But often it does. That's why I'm surprised.

[gta95]

Quote: Originally Posted by ProfessaPackMan

I always thought Troy Vincent would eventually be Upshaw's successor once he left.

Thats what I was hoping.

[grunt]

NFLPA needs a professional labor leader. There is too much money on the line just to have former players as leaders.

[SPTO]

Quote: Originally Posted by grunt

NFLPA needs a professional labor leader. There is too much money on the line just to have former players as leaders.

I agree with this. I think the NFLPA should follow what the NHLPA has done in getting a leader that knows his way around the legal side of things. The current NHLPA boss was a former prosecutor and is well respected as a "clean" person in terms of how he handles power.

As for Matt Stover having that much pull, well it shouldn't matter what position or status the person has. I mean look at baseball and Curt Flood. He was a pretty good player but not a huge star yet his case opened the floodgates (pun not intended) for modern free agency.