European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 11,1988 the stars and stripes Page 21 nil Roundup Newsome playing this one for fun by Chuck Melvin Mentor Ohio a As he looks Back on a career that someday May Send him to the pro football Hall of Fame Ozzie Newsome notices one big Short coming it has t been much fun. He intends to remedy that this year. I m going to have As much fun As i be had in 10 years says the Cleveland Browns tight end who thought Long and hard before deciding to put his battered body through one More nil season in 1988. I Don t think i be had enough fun in this game Newsome said. I be always put More pressure on my self than the coaches have. I expect More from myself. I still expect that but i want to smell the roses a Little bit More this  Newsome 32, already is the most productive tight end in nil history with 575 receptions which is ninth among All receivers and second among Active play ers behind Steve Largent s 752. Newsome has caught at least one pass in 127 straight games tied with Harold Carmichael for second longest reception Streak in league history. He has t fumbled the Ball since 1980, and it s still an event Worth noting when he drops a pass anywhere within reach. Except for two games during last year s strike Newsome has t missed a game since he was a Sophomore in High school. Yet the past three seasons have been increasingly frustrating for news ome. After consecutive 89-recepetion sea sons in 1983 and 84, he became a More frequent Blocker in the Browns run oriented offence of 1985, and shoulder and ankle injuries earned him an award for courage in 1986, when he played every game but caught just 39 passes. Last year he caught 34, the lowest total of his to years in the nil and he was held without a touchdown for the first time in his career. It was just so frustrating trying to play Hurt in 1986, i just set a goal of Ozzie Newsome looks for big plays in 88 i want to make the Ozzie Newsome  playing every game last year Newsome said. But this year i want to make some big plays. I want to make the Ozzie Newsome plays. I Don t know if there Are going to be a lot of them or a few of them but i want to contribute to this football  he got 9ff to a Good Start saturday night leaping High in the end zone to grab a 7-Yard touchdown pass from Ber Nie Kosar in Cleveland s 13-10 exhibition Victory Over the Detroit Lions. In Little More than a week in Camp at Lakeland Community College Newsome has convinced himself he still belongs in the league. I wanted to come in and see if i can do the things you have to do to be productive he said. Nothing i be done has changed my mind about it. I think i can be a productive  the of season was particularly difficult because Newsome was plagued by doubts about playing one More sea son. When i had doubts i worked out harder he said. I knew i was up against father time. Every morning when i woke up father time was right there staring me in the face. So i went after him every Day. I worked out As hard As i have in maybe five six seven years getting myself pre pared for this training Camp because i want to be a part of this football  Newsome s biggest motivation is the same one that s pushing All of the Browns veterans three straight heart breaking losses in the playoffs. Cleveland lost narrowly at Miami in the playoffs in 1985 and has fallen to Denver in the acc championship game each of the past two years. You motivate yourself when you get Down and tired. You Start trying to find excuses and say Well i should quit but then you think Well if i give a Little bit More maybe there won t be another Denver this time " Newsome said. A first round draft pick out of Ala Bama in 1978, Newsome wants to Cap Ture one More time the feeling he had in 1980, when he was Young the Browns were contenders and All was right in his world. I could do basically anything i wanted to then Newsome said. I guess that s the last time i really had fun playing this  deadline closes in on Banks by the associated press san Diego linebacker Chip Banks threatening to sit out this season unless the chargers give him a Bonus to report to training Camp has to get there quickly. I am giving Chip until thursday to report to train ing Camp or our contract offer is off the table owner Alex Spanos said. Banks a six year Veteran acquired from Cleveland before last season reportedly wants a $300,000 Bonus in addition to an estimated five year $4.8-million con tract. I gave Chip Banks an outstanding contract offer at the end of May. The contract offer was considered sufficient enough by Chip s agent to make a Deal Spanos said. The offer was predicated on Chip s being Here to give our team leadership and continuity from the Start of training  Banks a free agent said last week that the los an Geles raiders Are the Only other team he would consider playing for if he can t reach an agreement with the chargers. If Chip Banks plays this year it will be for the san Diego chargers Spanos said. Banks a 6-foot-4, 230-Pounder from Southern Cal was named to the pro bowl in four of his five seasons with Cleveland. He was the second leading san Diego Tacker last season with 71, and is credited with strengthening the team s defense. Around the Camps Camp news after four weeks of working with 14 draft choices and a few promising free agents los Angeles rams coach John Robinson said there could be up to 10 or a making the team. If we carry 10 rookies because they re better than the people we have then it s Good Robinson said. If we carry 10 because there s nothing in front of them then it s  Jay Schroeder undaunted by his poor performance in the Washington redskins exhibition opener still Hopes to reclaim the starting quarterback Job he lost last season to super bowl map Doug Williams. Schroeder completed Only five of 16 passes for 54 Yards Friday night in Washington s 44-31 loss to Pitts Burgh. He replaced Williams at the Start of the second Quarter with Washington holding a 6-0 Lead and left at halftime with the redskins Down 31-6. Schroeder threw two interceptions and had several overthrows the kind of inconsistency that caused coach Joe Gibbs to replace him with Williams late last season. Gone the Washington redskins waived Jess Atkinson leaving Ali Hail sheikh and Rookie Chip Lohmiller to Battle for the place kicking Job. Atkinson though found new employment on tues Day with the Dallas cowboys. Miami withdrew its contract offer to 37-year-old backup quarterback Don Strock who had served coach Don Shula in that capacity for the last 14 years. Strock is Best remembered for a january 1982 play off game against san Diego in which he entered with Miami trailing 24-0 in the second Quarter. He completed 29 of 43 passes for 403 Yards and four touch Downs before Miami lost 41-38 in overtime. Strock is now a free agent. That also is the status of new York jets holdout safety Harry Hamilton. Dpi Jay Schroeder 10 gets used to watching Doug Williams