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Fantasy Football Articles - March 2004
Enclosed in this archive is every bit of the action and updates that occurred in March 2004 within the world of fantasy football. You may want to read these articles for research on players in the coming year, or just check to see if we were way off base with our reporting. Whatever the reason, it's all here for your enjoyment.
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plans to file a special-master case within the next few days to try to rescind Thursdays trade that sent Terrell Owens from the San Francisco 49ers to the Baltimore Ravens and have the four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver declared a free agent.
Union chief Gene Upshaw spoke yesterday to Harold Henderson, the leagues executive vice president for labor relations who serves as chairman of the NFL Management Council, about the case and the two are scheduled to speak again today.
If they cant resolve the dispute, Upshaw said, the union will seek to have special master Stephen B. Burbank, who is in charge of settling disputes regarding the NFLs collective bargaining agreement, void the final three seasons of Owenss contract and allow him to negotiate with any team he chooses.
"We think, at this point, thats the only case we can file," Upshaw told Maske in a telephone interview. "Thats what well do the early part of next week. I want to talk to Harold Henderson in the early part of next week to see if theres something the parties can work out short of that proceeding. If not, thats what well do."
The Ravens, meantime, likely will have an opportunity to nullify the trade. A source familiar with Owenss thinking said last night that Owens will refuse to show up Monday for his physical with the Ravens. Because all NFL trades are contingent upon a player passing a physical, the Ravens will have to decide whether to overturn the trade or waive that provision.
If the union succeeds in undoing the trade, the Ravens would get back the second-round pick in Aprils draft that they traded to the 49ers for Owens on Thursday and Owens would be an unrestricted free agent. Owens said in televised interviews Friday that he did not want to play for the Ravens and wanted to sign a new contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Upshaw refused to comment publicly on the particulars of the case yesterday. But a person familiar with the proceedings told Maske
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