Agents Blamed in Contract Disputes/Controversies

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...-2004May1.html

The NFL's offseason has been filled with controversies over players' contracts, and some of the sport's top officials say they blame the players' agents......Now the leaders of the NFL Players Association say they are prepared to do something about it.......

Union chief Gene Upshaw said he believes that the agents in the high-profile disputes involving Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens, Washington Redskins linebacker LaVar Arrington and Cleveland Browns wide receiver Dennis Northcutt made mistakes. Upshaw said he expects some or all of those cases to be examined closely by the union's agent disciplinary committee and sanctions possibly imposed.