R4-10,1987
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yen to replace the director Gene Upsh syas
free ageney isn't the real' ue.
ye unio ezecu "We've moved off unfettered
free ney, he . d just
before the players ed out.
o r demands includ
guaranteed contr tor all
no -roo . es, Only four per­
cent of NFL contracts ar
guaranteed, as compared t
SO percent in base all and 9
percent in b etball.
The owners have offered a
one-season guarantee for any
four-year veteran on club's
dive roster for a minimum of
three games.
The owners ant to sign all
1988 draftees to two-years con­
tr cts, P ying rooki a
$60,000 base salary and
second-year players $70,000,
ith desi gnated . gning
bonuses ranging from
500,000 for the top draft pick
to 5,000 for the last one.
�er y the eterans
ould benefit from the savings.
Union demands also in­
clude pro ection of p yer rep­
r entativ . A number of
union rep have been cut by
teams.
The union is calling for
e doption of the A'
drug policy, one provision
. , ch dat a lif time b
testing po iti to
, for the third time;
hal to installation of ar-
turf d r moval of it
outdoor tadiums by
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will
ucceed in pr mg their
demands remains to be seen,
But consider the comments of
ir Ie der, Up . '1'
foo - ' 250 pounds, bi
g d B Y
protrays that. I . do h t'
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