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NFL's executive vice president content with current role

Updated: September 9, 2008, 6:32 PM ET
By Chris Mortensen | ESPN.com

Even as the NFL Players Association is in the preliminary stages of finding an eventual permanent successor for the late Gene Upshaw, who died unexpectedly on Aug. 27, one prominent candidate all but withdrew his name Tuesday in consideration as the new union boss.

Ray Anderson, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations since joining the league in prior to the 2006 season, said he is content with staying on the other side of the league fence.

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