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NFL TO HONOR GENE UPSHAW ALL SEASON LONG: Players will wear "GU" patch; also, opening games to include initials stenciled on field.
*The National Football League will honor Hall of Fame guard and longtime union leader Gene Upshaw in tributes to take place during the opening games this weekend and throughout the entire season.
Upshaw's initials and his uniform number will be stenciled on the field for all 16 games this opening weekend. Also, all NFL players will sport patches with his initials "GU" and the number 63, his former uniform number, for the entire 2008-09 season, the league announced.
The league originally said his initials would be stenciled on the field for just two games: the season opener at Giants Stadium between the Redskins and Giants and for the Denver-Oakland game at Oakland, where Upshaw played his entire 15 seasons. It extended that Tuesday to all games.
A video tribute to Upshaw will also be shown during games this weekend, the AP reports. Upshaw died of cancer two weeks ago at age 63.
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