Upshaw Quotes

Why can't you be more like Gene Upshaw? - George Allen

Whatever happens in this game won't matter after Week 17. If the site was switched in Week 16 or Week 17, I'd have a problem with it. But this is so early in the season, it won't be important. - Gene Upshaw

We've demonstrated we are not afraid to decertify. We understand the laws and what's available to us. - Gene Upshaw

We're very concerned. We've requested the tapes [of the game] so we can look at them. Bur our medical adviser called me and said he couldn't believe they didn't notice Kurt had a concussion. - Gene Upshaw

We're taking the position it will not get resolved. We're just not there yet. Today, we might as well head to an uncapped year. - Gene Upshaw

We're still trying to get our arms around it [the issue of testing]. There's no doubt we believe it should be tested for. And there's no doubt we believe it should be on the banned list. - Gene Upshaw

We're running out of time. I'm at my bottom line. I have nowhere else to go. I've said for years that the only thing that would prevent us from getting a deal was if one side gets greedy. Well, they've gotten greedy. - Gene Upshaw

We're not negotiating this in the atmosphere the NHL was in, with teams going out of business. We know what the revenue growth is. - Gene Upshaw