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ROC-BOT
06-01-2009, 09:20 PM
SANTA CLARAGENE UPSHAW'S LEGACY as the NFL Players Association's executive director is a daunting one, and it is very much alive.DeMaurice Smith is about to encounter this big-time.

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Don
06-01-2009, 10:36 PM
In Smith's former life, he was a Washington-based attorney and a NFL outsider. He looks more like a cornerback than a hulking offensive lineman. He certainly speaks like a politician, and without as much force as Upshaw.

"It's a new world," Smith said of his foray into the NFL. "No one's asked me for my 40 time."

But wait, that could happen today, seeing how he is heading to the Raiders facility for the next stop on his national tour.



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