SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY JULY 17, 1996
Dorian Brew signs 3-year contract
Former Jayhawk receives $310,000 bonus for signing with Dolphins
Paul Kotz/KANSAN
Former Kansas cornerback Dorian Brew has signed a three-year contract to play with the Miami Dolphins. Brew has already begun training with Miami coach Jimmy Johnson.
By Matt Woodruff Kansan sportswriter
Dorian Brew is discovering that what is said about Miami Dolphins head coach Jimmy Johnson's training camps is true: they are nearly lethal.
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"The two mini-camps have been tough, especially the first one," Brew said.
Despite the hard work, the ex-Kansas cornerback says that Johnson is fair.
"He has been really cool so far," he said.
After his senior year,
Brew entered the
National Football League draft last March and was taken in the third round by the Miami Dolphins.
Dorian Brew
"I really can't complain," Brew said. "I guess I was hoping to go a little higher."
According to the NFL Player's Association, Brew, who signed a three-year contract yesterday totaling just under $1 million, received a signing bonus of $310,000.
"Dorian is very pleased with his contract, and he is anxious to get started," said Neil Comrick, Brew's attorney, who also represented ex-Kansas player Dana Stubblefield, who now is an all-pro defensive
tackle for the San Francisco 49ers.
"Dorian was taken 18th in the third round and his average per year exceeds that of the 10th and 13th picks," Cornish said.
The team's training camp began Monday at Nova University in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Brew joins a team that is experiencing many changes. Not only did Johnson replace last year's head coach Don Shula, but the Dolphins also have a new defensive coordinator.
George Hill replaces Tom Olivadotti, who was fired after the team's poor defensive showing in the second half of last season.
Several defensive players also have departed, among them pro bowl middle linebacker Bryan Cox and cornerback Troy Vincent.
Despite all the changes, Brew thinks this year's defense will be solid.
"I think the defense will be better than last year, although last year wasn't bad. There's a lot of new talent and a lot of good players coming back," he said.
Brew said that, for now, he is keeping his personal goals simple and
"I'm just trying to get healthy and get ready for the season," he said. "I'm going to take it one day at a time and try and be the best cornerback I can be."
realistic.
By signing Brew to a solid contract, the Dolphins show that they expect
an immediate contribution.
"My senior year, the year we started 7-0 and finished as one of the top 10 teams was great. My entire senior year was my highlight," Brew said.
Vic Adame, Kansas wide receiver coach, thinks that the Dolphins expect Brew to challenge for a starting position.
Brew was a Kansas football player from 1992 to 1995. As a defensive back who excelled as a punt and
kickoff return specialist, Brew had many personal highlights, but the most memorable part of his college career was a team accomplishment.
Graf, Sampras withdraw from Olympic games
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — Pete Sampras withdrew from the Atlanta Olympics yesterday, just hours after Steffi Graf pulled out with a knee injury, leaving the games without the world's top two tennis players.
Sampras was in Florida filming a TV commercial when the U.S. Tennis Association announced his withdrawal. The USTA said Sampras
Pete Sampras
Achilles tendon injury.
The world's top-ranked men's tennis player has had a difficult season. His coach, T gullikson, died earlier this year. Sampras has not won a major tournament in 1996, losing at Wimbledon to Richard Krajicek, which ended his run of titles there at three.
Earlier yesterday, Graf, the top women's player and one of Germany's brightest prospects for gold, pulled out.
"We are extremely sorry that she can't come," said Heiner Henze, secretary general of the German Olympic Committee.
"Everything is possible in tennis, but the form Steffi was in, she could have won a medal in any case," Henze told the German sports news agency SID.
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