WAILEA, Hawaii (March 21, 2007) -- Gene Upshaw was re-elected for his ninth consecutive three-year term as executive director of the NFL Players Association.
The 62-member board of player representatives, meeting here, voted unanimously to re-elect the former guard for the Raiders, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Upshaw, 61, was first elected to the position in 1982, immediately after his playing career ended.