Former Seattle wide receiver Sam McCullum was illegally discharged by the Seahawks when he was cut before the strike-marred 1982 season, the National Labor Relations Board ruled.

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McCullum, then the Seahawks' player representative, must be given back pay, with interest, from the time of his release and a job "substantially equivalent" to the job he lost, the NLRB ruled in a 2-1 decision.

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