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[Translate] Brandon Meriweather has been cut loose by the New England Patriots as reported by The Boston Globe. The decision was made by coach Bill Belichick since the NFL has a mandated 53 player roster. There is no doubt that Meriweather has been a hard worker and a great player, so it is a bit unclear as to why he was cut loose: “His tenure with the team got off to a rocky start thanks to a couple of incidents during Meriweather’s time at the University of Miami: during a brawl with Florida International, he stomped...

[Translate] The Fix Is In? A BASN/FRO EXCLUSIVE By Michael – Louis Ingram BASN/FRO Bernie Parrish, it seems, has been playing defense all his life. From his playing days with the Cleveland Browns, he saw the future in understanding the need to look out for himself and his fellow players down the road. Parrish would be instrumental in helping to set up the first Players’ Union back in the 1960s – the same one that would morph into the NFLPA and Players, Inc. today. “I got interested in it after I was voted player rep for the...

[Translate] Old School Players Take NFLPA to School: A BASN/FRO ExclusiveBy Michael – Louis Ingram- Scouting Director Football Reporters Online/ Host-Black Athlete Sports Network Editor’s Note: The following is a continuation of a series of articles first broken by the Black Athlete Sports Network last September; regarding the plight of many of the football players who laid the foundation for the National Football League’s rise in becoming the number one spectator sport in America.Throughout the duration of this series, BASN...

[Translate] NFLPA Needs Assistance for Successor to the late Gene Upshaw September 11, 2008 By Slavica Milosevska for Football Reporters OnlineThe NFL Players’ Association have some big shoes to fill after executive director Gene Upshaw’s death in August and will be hiring a national search firm to help after consulting with all 32 teams. The union’s board will take potential firms into consideration in the few weeks to come. Additionally, the actual NFL players are being questioned on the qualifications of the...

[Translate] NFL Owners opt out of CBA-Upshaw Not FazedBy Dr. Bill Chachkes-Football Reporters Online-Special to SBS Early this week the NFL owners group opted out of the collective bargaining agreement extension which was signed two years ago. Simply put, we are talking about three more years of labor peace (through 2010) even though both sides claim they “want to get the talks rolling now.” NFLPA Head Gene Upshaw wasn’t even upset. “We knew this was coming” He said. “We just didn’t think it...

[Translate] For five years, Ed Goines was the Senior Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs for the San Francisco 49ers. Now, Ed Goines has stepped over the line to become an Official NFL Players Association Contract Advisor, otherwise known as NFL Agent. For Ed, it’s a logical step. “I have corporate sponsor contacts, and know how the team organization works. I can see the player deal from both the players and the team’s perspective. As the 49ers point person for business affairs I was responsible for sponsorship...

[Translate] I personally think Gene Upshaw’s doing a great job and has managed to stay out of court and caused the players to get more money in the last CBA. But Gene’s got his detrators… BERTHELSEN SAYS UPSHAW IS UNDERPAID – Profootballtalk.com Last month, we reported that NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw made at least $6.6 million in the year ending February 28, 2007. Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal recently confirmed this report, and obtained a quote from NFLPA general counsel Richard Berthelesen...