capsfan1000 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 NEW YORK -- NFL players will wear a uniform patch this season to honor NFL Players' Association leader Gene Upshaw, who died Aug. 20.The league announced Monday that the patch will have the initials GU and the number 63, which he wore while playing for the Oakland Raiders.Upshaw died of pancreatic cancer just three days after he was diagnosed.The patch will be worn on the left chest of jerseys and is scheduled to make its debut Thursday, when the New York Giants and Washington Redskins open the season. Upshaw's wife, Terri, and his three sons will participate in the coin toss.Upshaw made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 as the first player to play guard exclusively. He won two Super Bowls and made seven Pro Bowls in his 307-game NFL career.He served 25 years as the executive director of the union from 1983 until his death.The Raiders will also honor Upshaw in their opening game on Sept. 8 with a video tribute, and a replica of the uniform patch will be painted on the field in Oakland and at the Meadowlands."Gene was a truly unique, one-of-a-kind contributor to the NFL," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "No one in our game has ever combined Gene's level of achievement both as a Hall of Fame player and as an executive leader. No one did more for NFL players than Gene Upshaw. He deserves our everlasting respect and thanks."Copyright 2008 by The Associated Presshttp://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3563858I was expecting a helmet sticker in honor to Upshaw, not a league-wide jersey patch. If, as this article seems to state, every player in the league wears this patch, I think it'll be a bad thing. There will be clutter on several teams that are already wearing a patch, and if it's a league-wide thing it'll look out of the color scheme of some teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeytonManningRocks Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 NEW YORK -- NFL players will wear a uniform patch this season to honor NFL Players' Association leader Gene Upshaw, who died Aug. 20.The league announced Monday that the patch will have the initials GU and the number 63, which he wore while playing for the Oakland Raiders.Upshaw died of pancreatic cancer just three days after he was diagnosed.The patch will be worn on the left chest of jerseys and is scheduled to make its debut Thursday, when the New York Giants and Washington Redskins open the season. Upshaw's wife, Terri, and his three sons will participate in the coin toss.Upshaw made the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987 as the first player to play guard exclusively. He won two Super Bowls and made seven Pro Bowls in his 307-game NFL career.He served 25 years as the executive director of the union from 1983 until his death.The Raiders will also honor Upshaw in their opening game on Sept. 8 with a video tribute, and a replica of the uniform patch will be painted on the field in Oakland and at the Meadowlands."Gene was a truly unique, one-of-a-kind contributor to the NFL," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. "No one in our game has ever combined Gene's level of achievement both as a Hall of Fame player and as an executive leader. No one did more for NFL players than Gene Upshaw. He deserves our everlasting respect and thanks."Copyright 2008 by The Associated Presshttp://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3563858I was expecting a helmet sticker in honor to Upshaw, not a league-wide jersey patch. If, as this article seems to state, every player in the league wears this patch, I think it'll be a bad thing. There will be clutter on several teams that are already wearing a patch, and if it's a league-wide thing it'll look out of the color scheme of some teams.Depending on what it is, it won't be. Obviously it'll look good on the Raiders, but if it's a black patch it won't look out of place on most jerseys. Maybe just the ones with no black anywhere... i.e. Colts, Packers, Bears, Cowboys. But with most teams if it is a black and white (or silver) patch it shouldn't be an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 It's gonna look bad on teams like the Lions, who have a anniversary patch. What if someone is a captain too? Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GottaDeal Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 should just be a week 1 deal, not full season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erlovepuck Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 It's gonna look bad on teams like the Lions, who have a anniversary patch. What if someone is a captain too?That could be a very cluttered jersey. I was hoping those captains patches would be gone this season but I guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Yeaa it's a good thing.But the execution will be bad.Just drop the Captain crap all togther. |Â BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANSÂ | Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz615 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 should just be a week 1 deal, not full season.Now it gonna be a season-long dealhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...8090102825.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I like the idea of a league-wide patch (even if I don't like the mockup we've seen).But for the entire season? Sheesh. Has the entire nation somehow become completely unable to deal with grief? Commissioners don't even get that treatment. Of course, they will have to now, the bar having been raised. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I heard the Raiders were also going to be wearing a black jersey (or at least a black armband on their home jersey) to commemorate his loss. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 I heard the Raiders were also going to be wearing a black jersey (or at least a black armband on their home jersey) to commemorate his loss.hahaGene Upshaw doesn't deserve such an honor... I agree, one week or 2 weeks, but not a whole season!!! maybe they'll get rid of the annoying captain's patches to make room for this bullshytewhat's gonna happen when tagliabue bites the dust? eliminate jersey numbers so they can have a big "PT R.I.P." patch?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 They'll have to do something even more bigger and more better. That's why I'm opposed to these sorts of masturbatory tributes. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 What's next? They retire Upshaw's number throughout the league? On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkAtnip Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 The league should allow to the patch to match the colors of the team wearing them . To have a black and white patch representing a former Raider on the jersey of a Denver Broncos player makes me ill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 What's next? They retire Upshaw's number throughout the league?Every stadium in the league will be sent out to sea and lit on fire, like a Viking funeral. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goforbroke Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Wasn't this guy generally disliked around the league? at least professionally? didn't he mess up the labor talks and strikes and cause the nfl players union to be as ridiculously weak as it is today and .... oh now i see why the league wants to honor him. I'm sure all the 3rd string players with non-guaranteed contracts can't wait to wear his patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 What's next? They retire Upshaw's number throughout the league?Every stadium in the league will be sent out to sea and lit on fire, like a Viking funeral.I was tempted to make a viking funeral crack, thanks for doing that. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burning River Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Also...For week 1 only, all (home) fields will have a painted stencil to honor Mr. Upshaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 And each team's union rep will wear a black armband.Time for the NFL to get over the whole death fetish. Enough, already. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowld Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Patch is HUGE!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhans203 Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Patch is HUGE!!!!I just turned on the game and came directly here. I can't believe how ugly it looks. Now I can't wait to see how it looks on teams with Anniversary patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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