Daniel Kaplan of SportsBusiness Journal reports that the NFL Players Association’s most recent tax return shows a 58 percent increase in employee compensation.  For the 2007 fiscal year, the NFLPA paid out more than $17 million to its workers.

The union’s total revenue was $59 million, up from the prior year’s total of $54 million.

Per SBJ, Executive Director Gene Upshaw’s salary and benefits have skyrocketed from $3.31 million to $6.43 million.

More detailed information will be available in the NFLPA’s LM-2, which will be filed at some point after May 31, 2008.