Baltimore kicker Matt Stover has proposed a plan to replace NFL union chief Gene Upshaw by this time next year, according to the New York Times. Next spring the union will be in negotiations on a new collective bargaining agreement. Stover e-mailed a message to the union's executive board that was obtained by ESPN. "I feel that the board must begin to prepare for a change in leadership immediately," Stover said in the message. "I believe we have the proper environment with our teammates and leadership within the board to execute the process of this selection." Upshaw's contract runs out in 2010.