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Monday, August 18, 1997
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NFL camps busy as regular season approaches
The Associated Press
With the start of the National Football League regular season, just three weeks away, NFL camps have picked up intensity. Rosters have to be cut down to 60 by tomorrow. Here is a roundup of what is happening in camps around the NFL.
Chicago Bears
Erik Kramer was scheduled to start at quarterback against Arizona last night. That doesn't necessarily
mean he's overtaken Rick Mirer in the Bears' quarterback derby.
Kramer was to play the first quarter against
the Cardinals and Mirer the next two. Both will play with the first team.
"Both Erik and Rick are getting a lot of work and both are doing well. I'm very comfortable with the work they've been getting," coach Dave Wannstedt said.
San Francisco 49ers
Former 49ers center Jesse Sapolu apparently won't be rejoining the because
team because the two sides can't agree on a salary.
The 49ers were interested in Sapolu to fill in for
injured starter Chris Dalman, who is expected to miss the first two or three regular-season games while recovering from torn ligaments in his left knee.
Sapolu played for the 49ers for 14 years, but was released in February soon after undergoing surgery to repair a leaky heart valve. Doctors have cleared him to resume playing.
Steve Gordon and Derrick Deese are now expected to fill in for Dalman.
New York Giants
Whether the New York Giants continue to train at the University at Albany seems to depend on whether a sponsor can be found to cover the $158,000 annual cost to run the
The Giants ended their second year of training at the upstate New York school Friday with
nothing but praise for the facility. But money will be a factor in whether the Giants stay through 2000 or go hunting for a new site.
Under the five-year contract signed by the Giants and the university in 1996, both sides can opt out of the deal after this camp.
The money goes for security, field maintenance, electrical work and other expenses that can be recouped from parking and other fees.
The city covered the cost last year, and the "Times Union of Albany" newspaper put up the money this year.
Fullback Ray Zellars, who missed the team's first two preseason games with a pulled hamstring, planned to start against Oakland
New Orleans Saints
with halfback Derek Brown. Rookie Troy Davis, who missed last week's game with a sprained ankle, also could be hurt.
should be available.
However, Mario Bates, the team's leading rusher last season, was doubtful for the game because of his severely sprained ankle.
Kansas City Chiefs
Wide receivers Sean LaChapelle and Reggie Jones were placed on the injured reserve list, and nine
LaChapelle, who started eight
players were cut to reduce the roster to 70.
games and played in 12 for the Chiefs in 1996, has been plagued by a hamstring injury. Jones, a free agent, has a thigh injury
has a thigh injury.
Players cut by the team were tight ends Oscar McBride and Scott Richards; fullback Michael Blair; tackle Ron Florine; defensive tackle Chris Maumalanga; defensive ends Tim Roberts and Ray Jacobs; linebacker Larry Walker and cornerback Clayton Baker.
The team confirmed that linebacker Carlos Emmons hurt his left collarbone Oduring his truck accident last week. Until now, they had
Pittsburgh Steelers
declined to say if Emmons was injured when his truck skidded and hit three highway barriers.
The injury is
wide receivers Yancey Thigpen (foot) and Courtney Hawkins (groin) returned to practice. Right tackle Justin Strzelczyk continues to be bothered by a foot injury and was questionable for yesterday's game against Detroit. His replacement is 1996 first-round draft pick Jamain Stephens.
not serious, but it will delay Emmons' return by another week. Emmons, a rush linebacker on longyardage downs last season, already has missed most of camp because of offseason shoulder surgery.
Kicker Chris Jake returned after missing a day of practice for undisclosed personal reasons.
They can start talking Super Bowl in Jacksonville again.
The Jaguars' season might have been salvaged when it was determined that quarterback Mark Brunell will only miss about eight games with it.
Jacksonville Jaguars
weeks with a knee injury, which at first was feared to be season-ending.
Jacksonville,
led by Brunell,
reached the
AFC championship game last season. This season, the Jaguars were considered one of the AFC favorites, but Brunell went down with a knee injury Aug. 9 in an exhibition game against the Giants, and hopes of playing deep into January again started to fade.
But Brunell, who led the NFL with 4,367 passing yards last season, will not need surgery to repair his injured right knee.
A 45-minute arthroscopic examination Thursday showed that Brunell had partial tears of the posterior cruciate ligament and the anterior cruciate ligament. The medial collateral ligament was torn off the lower bone, Stephen Lucie, physician, said.
"I'm looking forward to getting back and competing and continuing the season with the team," said Brunell, who two weeks ago signed a five-year, $31.5 million contract. "This is great news and it is truly a blessing."
Brunell will have to undergo eight weeks of rehabilitation involving muscle strengthening and wearing a brace. He likely will miss regular-season games against Baltimore, the Giants, Pittsburgh and Washington.
Jaguars coach Tom Coughlin said the team was elated when it found out Brunell would not need reconstructive surgery.
knee doesn't require surgery and that this season isn't lost," Coughlin said.
Replacing Brunell will be Rob Johnson, the Jaguars' 1995 fourthround draft pick out of Southern Cal, who has thrown just seven regular-season passes.
Philadelphia Eagles
Coach Ray Rhodes, as expected, selected Ty Detmer instead of Rodney Peete as the team's starting quarterback. Detmer took the job last season after Peete was injured, and it was believed the job was Detmer's to lose in the preseason.
"Both guys were sharp," Rhodes said. "It was not a situation where one guy was so far ahead of the other guy."
"We're happy for Mark that the
Detmer said, "I feel good about it. I feel comfortable, like I'm getting better each week and I'll continue that."
Petee took the news in stride, although he did say that he wouldn't mind a chance to play elsewhere.
Defensive end Kelvin Kinney's foot injury has been diagnosed as a small hang
Washington Redskins
nail-size fracture. Trainers are treating it the same way they would a sprained ankle. Surgery is not required.
Kinney broke the same foot in training camp last year and spent the season on injured reserve, but the two injuries are not thought to be related.
Tight end Steve Brooks and guard Keith Wagner were released.
Dallas Cowboys
As the team broke training camp in Austin on Thursday, three more players learned they wouldn't be making the try.
making the trip back to Dallas.
Cut were rookie freeagent fullback Dwayne Chandler from Oklahoma and
offensive guards Harry Stamps and Darius Smith.
Indianapolis Colts
The Cowboys have cut six players this week. They released linebackers Pat Fitzgerald and Rico Mack and kicker Danny Kight earlier.
Rookie free-agent running back Alex Smith from Indiana was among five players cut as the team broke camp.
Smith, in addition to running for 3,492 yards in three seasons with the Hoosiers, was Indiana's
first high school Mr. Football in 1992. While at Franklin County High, Smith ran for a record 6,895 yards.
The other five players waived were wide receiver Tony Lanier, kicker Mark Gagliano, running back Jared Kaaiohelo and defensive tackle Gary Haynes.
Seattle Seahawks
three series. Marshall Faulk of Indianapolis rushed for 25 yards on five carries.
Running back Chris Warren, sidelineled with bruised ribs, is the only
The Associated Press
two weeks ago and did not play last week, though he did practice this week.
Friesz leads Seahawks past Colts in exhibition
SEATTLE — John Friesz wants to put a lid on the quarterback controversy in Seattle.
Friesz finally got untracked in an exhibition game Saturday night, passing for three touchdowns in the first half as the Seahawks routed the Indianapolis Colts 45-3.
It was the second most points
scored for the Seahawks in an exhibition game in their 22-year history. They beat San Francisco 55-20 on Aug. 24, 1979, in the Kingdom.
Friesz and the Seahawks' No. 1 offense handed off a 24-0 lead to backup Warren Moon after connecting with Joey Galloway for an 11-yard touchdown pass with 3:04 gone in the second quarter.
4-for-5 for 53 yards
Friesz also had scoring passes of 49
and 44 yards to James McKnight. In five series, he was 8-for-15 for 157 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions. They were his first three scoring passes of the preseason.
Starting quarterback Jim Harbaugh, who didn't have much time because of a pass rush from Cortez Kennedy and Chad Brown, completed 3-of-9 passes for 25 yards in
The Colts averted a shutout when Cary Blanchard kicked a 51-yard field goal with 1:46 left in the opening half.
Moon, who outplayed Friesz in Seattle's first three exhibition games, passed 17 yards to tight end Deems May for a touchdown and a 31-10 lead with 3:33 left in the first half. He was
With third-stringer Jon Kitna at quarterback, Seattle got two touchdowns in the second half — on an 11-yard run by Steve Broussard in the third quarter, and a 1-year sneak by Kitna in the fourth period.
Kitna was 8-for-8 for 116 yards, all in the third quarter. For the preseason, he's 28-for-32 with four touchdown passes and one TD run.
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