SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, September 15, 1994
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Sanders,49ers close to a deal
The Associated Press
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With the baseball season gone, Deion Sanders wasted no time closing in on a new job with the San Francisco 49ers.
A free-agent cornerback and
Cincinnati Reds outfielder, Sanders
shopped his services to several NFL
teams while idled by the monthlong
baseball players strike. Yesterday,
the owners called off the season.
With his baseball job gone, at least for this season, Sanders was ready to turn his attention to football, said his agent, Eugene Parker.
Sanders told an Atlanta television station he had decided against rejoining the Atlanta Falcons and intended to sign with the 49ers.
Sanders rejected a more lucrative offer from the Miami Dolphins, plagued by injuries in the secondary and badly needing a reinforcement.
"I'm disappointed," coach Don Shula said. "I thought we were in it and had a good chance. We pursued it hard these few days."
in the 49ers' bid to sign Sanders, they freed $1.3 million under the salary cap by restructuring the contracts of linebackers Gary Plummer and Ken Norton and safety Tim McDonald.
Club president Carmen Policy said Sanders, a three-time Pro Bowler in five seasons with the Falcons, flew to the San Francisco Bay area on Wednesday. Policy said he hoped to conclude a deal within the next 24 hours.
"There are some very sensitive negotiations going on." Policy said. "We're talking numbers. We're talking incentives. We're talking a variety of things. We're even talking philosophy."
Just two weeks ago, Policy said the 49ers couldn't afford Sanders because of salary-cap constraints. Now he was optimistic the two sides could come to terms. However, he was wary of competing offers.
"We're not in there alone," Policy said. "If I was to stand here and tell you it was done, I would be really acting foolhardy. I don't know what's going on behind the scenes. His coming out here may be nothing more than priming the pump to get Atlanta to really come through with a final offer."
Falcons president Taylor Smith said the team still assumed Sanders would give Atlanta a chance to match the best offer from another club.
"If the (money) is what it's rumored to be ... then I know we can be competitive with that kind of offer," Atlanta coach June Jones said. "Delon knows we want him here, and he knows this is the best fit for what he wants to accomplish."
Should Sanders sign with the 48ers, he would be the sixth defensive free agent added to the team. San Francisco (1-1) earlier added Norton, Plummer, Toi Cook, Rickey Jackson and Richard Dent.
San Francisco coach George Seifert has called Sanders the best defensive back in the game today and players agreed his addition could make a great impact.
"It would only make us better and
I'm all for anyone coming here who would make us better," Cook said. "It's all about winning and any player that's going to help us win, bring him here."
McDonald, who was among the players agreeing to renegotiated contracts, added: "Delon's a great player and he brings a man. He brings excellent man to a man coverage skills. He brings a lot of charisma and a lot of excitement and I think he's all business once he steps on the football field."
Sanders had been seeking a long-term, $4 million-a-year deal, but apparently has conceded the NFL's $34.6 million salary cap makes that impossible.
As always, it'd Deion's call," Parker told the Atlanta Journal on Tuesday. "I think he knows what he wants to do."
Recommended rule changes
3-point line shortened:
Shorten 3-point line to a uniform 22 feet from basket; move intended to increase scoring and ease congestion in lane,
3-point foul
Shooter foiled on a 3-point shot
Three shots instead of two.
Change 'clear path'
foul rules:
include
backcourt
backcourt;
second or
more of back-to-back timeouts where ball has not yet been inbounded be limited to no more than 45 seconds; eject player who commits two unnecessary-contact fouls during one game.
- Get touch on fighting: Address fighting and physical play; including a one-game suspension and maximum $20,000 fine for any
NOTE: Rule changes must be approved by a two-thirds vote of the NBA's board of Governors at a meeting next month.
player who leaves bench during an altercation.
Stiffer fines, more enforcement:
Technical foul fine amounts increased to $500; stricter enforcement of technical fouls for taunting or fighting; need to fightning; hand checking prohibited from end line in the backcourt to opposite foul line; illegal screens called more closely.
SOURCE: AP, Sporting News
Orfando Sentinel, Knight-Ridder Tribune/JILL HARGAA
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