NFLPA Boss Upshaw Earning $6.7 Million Per Year (1 Viewer)

[Joe Bryant]

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football...67_million.html

NFLPA President Gene Upshaw Earning $6.7 Million Per Year

Source: Michael O'Keeffe and Teri Thompson, NY Daily News

According to the Sports Business Journal, Upshaw, who has been vilified by former players angry over what they call a disability system more interested in denying claims than helping the needy, earned a whopping $6.7 million in the year ending Feb. 28, 2007.

Upshaw, who earned $4.3 million in salary and bonuses from the NFLPA and a $2.4 million bonus through the licensing unit Players Inc., according to the NFLPA's annual report filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, is the highest paid union chief in pro sports.

According to SBJ, the increased compensation came as the union negotiated a player-friendly labor deal with team owners.

"I'm sure he's laughing all the way to the bank," said Bruce Laird, a former Colts player who leads an activist NFL retiree group in Baltimore. "But the fact remains that the system for partial and permanent disability is absolutely flawed."

Upshaw's pay dwarfed that of the other union heads, including Major League Baseball Players Association chief Donald Fehr, who earned $1 million, and NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter, who made $2.1million in the 12 months ending on June 30, 2006.

Neither of those unions has a licensing subsidiary comparable to Players Inc.

Former NHL Players Association executive director Ted Saskin was reportedly paid a salary of about $2.1 million before being fired in May.

Upshaw's salary even dwarfs that of his counterpart in management, Roger Goodell, who signed a five-year deal last year for a reported $4 million per year, although he lags far behind baseball's boss, Bud Selig, who earned a reported $14.5million in 2006.

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I'm not sure what's more shocking. That Gene Upshaw earns $6.7 million per year. That Donald Fehr only brings in $1 million. That the hockey guy was pulling down $2.1 million. Or that Bud Selig reportedly made $14.5 million in 2006. Did you hear that? BUD SELIG REPORTEDLY MADE $14.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2006. I'm out. I got nothing after that.

 

[Jason Wood]

Bud Selig has overseen an absolute financial renaissance in MLB, and is effectively the CEO of a multi-billion corporation. His comp is right in line with the going rate these days for profitable corporations of similar size and import. As to Upshaw? That's surprising to be sure, but hardly seems out of whack with the financial terms he's tasked with negotiating.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

For the money they're making the guys under their charge, they're underpaid.

I've changed my mind on where the former players should be going for their money. If anywhere at all (and I'm still not sure even there) they should be looking toward the owners rather than current players.

 

[John Mamula]

I'm a little shuked here. Is it the sheer dollars he is making? What he makes in proportion to other union heads/commishes?

Fehr shouldn't make money as the MLB player's union is so strong it runs itself. Therefore they can replace Fehr fairly easily without repurcussions to the players. Contrarily, the NFLPA is not as strong so having someone entrenched in there that has done the union very well (at least in terms of current players) deserves more. Not sure what the problem is with Selig.

This is sour grapes from older players who feel entitled to earn more money.

Joe> Do you pay the guy who created the first fantasy football site money? Why not? He paved the way for your business.

The only thing that shocked me was the hockey guy making more money than what likely most teams do in a year.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Bud Selig has overseen an absolute financial renaissance in MLB, and is effectively the CEO of a multi-billion corporation. His comp is right in line with the going rate these days for profitable corporations of similar size and import. As to Upshaw? That's surprising to be sure, but hardly seems out of whack with the financial terms he's tasked with negotiating.

Selig earning more than 3 times what Goodell earns and Upshaw earning more than 6 times that of Fehr doesn't seem out of line to you?J

 

[Mungo Burrows]

Steve Francis just got $30million to *not* be on the Trailblazer's roster this year. Some people just get compensation beyond what we comprehend, and that's the way it works.

And it usually has little to do with performance.

 

[John Mamula]

Bud Selig has overseen an absolute financial renaissance in MLB, and is effectively the CEO of a multi-billion corporation. His comp is right in line with the going rate these days for profitable corporations of similar size and import. As to Upshaw? That's surprising to be sure, but hardly seems out of whack with the financial terms he's tasked with negotiating.

Selig earning more than 3 times what Goodell earns and Upshaw earning more than 6 times that of Fehr doesn't seem out of line to you?J

Seems exactly in line.What has Goodell done? Fehr brought in interleague play, changed the way home field advantage is determined via the ASG, and also expanded the playoffs I believe via the wild card.Likewise, the compensation regarding union heads, like anything, is based on how replaceable you are.

 

[Jason Wood]

Bud Selig has overseen an absolute financial renaissance in MLB, and is effectively the CEO of a multi-billion corporation. His comp is right in line with the going rate these days for profitable corporations of similar size and import. As to Upshaw? That's surprising to be sure, but hardly seems out of whack with the financial terms he's tasked with negotiating.

Selig earning more than 3 times what Goodell earns and Upshaw earning more than 6 times that of Fehr doesn't seem out of line to you?J

Sounds to me like Goodell needs to negotiate a raise.

 

[zed2283]

Bud Selig has overseen an absolute financial renaissance in MLB, and is effectively the CEO of a multi-billion corporation. His comp is right in line with the going rate these days for profitable corporations of similar size and import.

Yeah, well the pay those CEO's get is b.s. as well.

Likewise, the compensation regarding union heads, like anything, is based on how replaceable you are.

Hate to tell you, but Gene Upshaw ain't $6.7million worth of irreplaceable.

 

[Bizkiteer]

...and just think I get nothing for commish'n two leagues. It would appear that I am grossly under paid! :(

 

[None_More_Black]

Bud Selig has overseen an absolute financial renaissance in MLB, and is effectively the CEO of a multi-billion corporation. His comp is right in line with the going rate these days for profitable corporations of similar size and import. As to Upshaw? That's surprising to be sure, but hardly seems out of whack with the financial terms he's tasked with negotiating.

Since Selig is the head of a legalized monopoly and not subject to direct competition, I don't think he deserves what a public company's ceo gets. Plus he has butchered the whole steroid scandel. I'm sure there are plenty of competent baseball nuts who would do his job for free so I would say he is over paid.

 

[John Mamula]

Bud Selig has overseen an absolute financial renaissance in MLB, and is effectively the CEO of a multi-billion corporation. His comp is right in line with the going rate these days for profitable corporations of similar size and import.

Yeah, well the pay those CEO's get is b.s. as well.

Likewise, the compensation regarding union heads, like anything, is based on how replaceable you are.

Hate to tell you, but Gene Upshaw ain't $6.7million worth of irreplaceable.

lol why is it BS for the CEOs to get that?What Upshaw has done as head of the player's union has been very impressive. teams hardly even have salary cap issues compared to 10 years ago since the revenue that drives the salary cap has skyrocketed.

 

[Thorpe]

Does anyone know who decided how much Upshaw makes? Also, I wonder how much it would cost to pay off the old timers.

 

[Kige Ramsey]

I think that's more than enough money. Six million dollars is not chump change.

This is Kige Ramsey for YouTube Sports.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Actually, that's just his salary as head of the NFLPA. PFT said that Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal noted that it was possible that he gets a cut of the PLAYERS, INC. licensing money as well.

 

[LHUCKS]

Upshaw need to go ASAP...looks like a classic conflict of interests if you ask me.

 

[ravnzfan]

For the money they're making the guys under their charge, they're underpaid.

I've changed my mind on where the former players should be going for their money. If anywhere at all (and I'm still not sure even there) they should be looking toward the owners rather than current players.

***cough- -cough***While I do not have the figures in front of me, it was recently revealed in a Senate investigation of this situation that the total number of claims paid out by the NFL for these cases was something like 384(and in any 1 year, over 1700 players are rostered)

...and that the fund has a ridiculous amount of money in it (like maybe $2B )

I understand that Upshaw works for the current PA, not past---but somehow, someway, the guys that paved the way for the current group to earn the money they make(hear that Mr $6.7M man?) need to be helped...

the money is there--use it, and figure out a way to increase the funding into that pot

 

[Hobbes]

Bud Selig has overseen an absolute financial renaissance in MLB, and is effectively the CEO of a multi-billion corporation. His comp is right in line with the going rate these days for profitable corporations of similar size and import.

Yeah, well the pay those CEO's get is b.s. as well.

Likewise, the compensation regarding union heads, like anything, is based on how replaceable you are.

Hate to tell you, but Gene Upshaw ain't $6.7million worth of irreplaceable.

It all depends on performance. The CEO's job is to make money for the shareholders...period. Ask any Apple shareholders if they think that Steve Jobs getting $300Million+ last year is unreasonable. If they say yes then that is b.s......he has taken their stock from $35 to $135 in 2 years...

 

[Grigs Allmoon]

Bud Selig has overseen an absolute financial renaissance in MLB, and is effectively the CEO of a multi-billion corporation. His comp is right in line with the going rate these days for profitable corporations of similar size and import. As to Upshaw? That's surprising to be sure, but hardly seems out of whack with the financial terms he's tasked with negotiating.

Selig earning more than 3 times what Goodell earns and Upshaw earning more than 6 times that of Fehr doesn't seem out of line to you?J

What has Goodell done? Fehr brought in interleague play, changed the way home field advantage is determined via the ASG, and also expanded the playoffs I believe via the wild card.

If that's all he's done, I'd say Goodell has already done more than him, by working to clean up the reputation of the NFL. At first I wasn't a big fan, but I think he's going to put the NFL even further out in front as far as pro sports leagues go.

 

[joffer]

I'm not sure what's more shocking. That Gene Upshaw earns $6.7 million per year. That Donald Fehr only brings in $1 million. That the hockey guy was pulling down $2.1 million. Or that Bud Selig reportedly made $14.5 million in 2006. Did you hear that? BUD SELIG REPORTEDLY MADE $14.5 MILLION DOLLARS IN 2006. I'm out. I got nothing after that.

really not that impressive when compared to an average FBG