Stories tagged with "nflpa"

Appeals Court: Vikings Pat Williams, Kevin Williams can play in 2009

by Fooch on Sep 11, 2009 9:42 AM PDT

The United States Court of Appeals issued a ruling today affirming the district court's decision to allow Minnesota Vikings defensive linemen Pat Williams and Kevin Williams to play in the 2009 season...

NFL Labor situation: Going to get worse before it gets better?

by Fooch on Jul 15, 2009 10:54 AM PDT

While this is a 49ers-specific website, there are bigger issues that will affect the entire NFL, and thus the 49ers as well. The labor situation is the big one. As each day passes, new sto...

NFL completes owners' meetings

by Fooch on May 25, 2009 8:00 AM PDT

Happy Memorial Day to everybody. The first OTAs of the offseaso wrapped up last week and there was certainly plenty of excitement, particularly with the injury to Walt Harris. However, I'd...

49ers Year-by-Year: 1982

by howtheyscored on Apr 10, 2009 9:22 AM PDT

What follows is a brief historical recap of the San Francisco 49ers' 1982 season. Coming off of the team's first ever Super Bowl victory, how would the 49ers respond to their success? What repercussio...

NFLPA elects new Executive Director: DeMaurice Smith

by Fooch on Mar 16, 2009 12:00 PM PDT

As ProfessorBigelow pointed out yesterday, the NFL Players Association has elected a new Executive Director, replacing the late Gene Upshaw. The new Executive Director is DeMaurice Smith, a part...

Gene Upshaw passes away at 63

by Fooch on Aug 21, 2008 11:28 AM PDT

Former Oakland Raider and NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw has passed away from pancreatic cancer. Whatever you think of his role in the NFLPA and as an Oakland Raider, Upshaw certainly led ...

Updating Der Kommissar's Rookie Salary Cap Rant

by Fooch on Jul 1, 2008 3:00 AM PDT

A few days ago marcello posted a link to Roger Goodell's rant against the rise in rookie salaries. I knew I wanted to discuss this in more depth, but I wanted to wait and get my ducks in a row.&...