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Tuesday, November 19, 1996
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Troubled players triumph
After vilification by mayor, 49ers' quarterback wins Baltimore game
By Dave Goldberg AP Football Writer
While the Denver Broncos were making a case for the AFC, Elvis Grubac was striking a blow for football over politics. Or, perhaps, striking a blow for humankind.
"That's the first time I ever spiked the ball," an uncharacteristically ebullient Grbac said Sunday after he did just that with 16 seconds left, capping San Francisco's 38-20 victory against Baltimore with a 1-1
yard dive into the end zone.
It was a fitting end to a bizarre and troubling week for Grbac, who for two years has been a full-time backup to Steve Young.
Grbac had to face the indigency of being called an embarrassment to humankind by San Francisco mayor Willie Brown after throwing an interception that cost the 49ers the game against Dallas. On top of that was the worry about his 9-month-old son, who recently underwent spinal surgery.
The quarterback paid back Brown by going 26-of-31 for 268 yards, albeit against one of the NFL's more porous defenses.
"Anybody know if the mayor was here today?" Grbac asked.
He wasn't, but one Bay Area columnist suggested Brown might turn the affair to his advantage, running for re-election on the slogan:
Grbac's unwitting entry into politics was just one example this week of the relationship between sports and society.
"He turned the 49ers around."
bled defensive
The other was the announcement by the New York Giants that they will sign Christian Peter, the trou-
tackle from Nebraska.
Peter was drafted by New England but let go a few days later. The Patriots said then that
they were unaware of his past runs with the law, including a no contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of disturbing the peace in an incident involving a 21-year-old woman.
Wellington Mara, the Giants' co Wellington Mara, the Giants' co
owner, said the team took Peter off its draft board when it became aware of his history. And the Giants have generally avoided players with off-field troubles, although Lawrence Taylor was an exception.
But Mara and general manager George Young have a reputation for not treating their players like interchangeable parts. That makes the Giants better fit for Peter.
Peter, who grew up near Giants Stadium and still lives in New Jersey, already underwent counseling with the team's psychologist and is also being treated for alcohol abuse.
Still, the questions remain:
So far, the political reaction has been muted. At least one women's group says it isn't opposed to granting second chances in such cases.
Will he behave? If not, the Giants say he'll be gone instantly.
Can he play? If not, ditto.
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