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NEW YORK -- The NFL will honor the late Gene Upshaw with his initials and his uniform number stenciled on the field for all 16 games this opening weekend.
The league had announced that all NFL players would wear a patch all season with the initials "GU" and the number 63, his former uniform number, to honor the Hall of Fame guard and longtime union leader, who died two weeks ago.
The league originally announced the initials and number would also would be stenciled on the field for the season opener at Giants Stadium between the Commanders and Giants and for the Broncos-Raiders 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.
The league had announced that all NFL players would wear a patch all season with the initials "GU" and the number 63, his former uniform number, to honor the Hall of Fame guard and longtime union leader, who died two weeks ago.
The league originally announced the initials and number would also would be stenciled on the field for the season opener at Giants Stadium between the Commanders and Giants and for the Broncos-Raiders 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.
