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Change We Can Believe In?

18 January 2010

Dave Pear Oakland Raiders Superbowl XV - Former Teammate with Gene Upshaw

First of all: Bernie & Walt,

We’re sending out our check for $100 today!

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Retired players will continue to sally forward as we relentlessly seek justice!

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Since the new guy took over for Upshaw nearly a year ago, we’ve only seen two symbolic changes in our Union:

  1. The NFLPA Dire Need Fund has been renamed, “The Gene Upshaw Dire Need Fund”;
  2. The NFLPA has renamed their building address to “63 Upshaw Place.”

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