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Ravens Kicker Wants to Oust NFLPA Boss

Posted Apr 9, 08 12:39 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – In an email obtained by ESPN, Ravens kicker Matt Stover outlines a plan to install a new NFL Players Association Executive Director by March 2009. Stover cites other union reps' agreement that "it is time for a change" from Gene Upshaw's leadership. "Matt Stover has no clue. Whoever is pulling his chain is doing a disservice to the union," says Upshaw.

The NFLPA boss, whose contract runs through 2010, acknowledges that a group of players is interested in change, but defends his work for the union. "I could understand the idea that they need to get rid of me if I wasn't doing a good job but, shoot, the owners are mad because they think I've done too good of a job."

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, center, talks with Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young (10) and center Kevin Mawae (68). Mawae was elected NFLPA president in March.   (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Baltimore Ravens kicker Matt Stover celebrates the a field goal in this Oct. 14, 2007 file photo. Stover has begun a campaign to replace Gene Upshaw as executive director of the NFL Players Association...   (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
National Football League Players Association Executive Director Gene Upshaw, left, talks with National Basketball Players Association Executive Director Billy Hunter before a hearing on drug use in sports.   (AP Photo)
National Football League Players Association Executive Director Gene Upshaw testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Sept. 18, 2007, before the Senate Commerce hearing on the NFL Retirement System.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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