European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 22 a the stars and stripes Friday August 2, 1991 Byro Gloster _ the associated press Berlin a Jerry Rice left his heart in san Francisco. A the All pro wide receiver is in Germany with the san Francisco 49ers for a preseason game against the Chicago bears hut his thoughts and emotions Are with his 5-Day-old son Back Home Jerrian Rice was born saturday while the 49ers were playing the raiders in an exhibition game in los Angeles. His father rushed to san Francisco after the game then spent the weekend with wife Jackie and their son. Rice flew to Berlin on tuesday a Day after the rest of the team arrived. A the baby a doing Fine the wife is Fine a Rice said after practice on wednesday. A after i took them Home i jumped right on the plane and took this Long ride  the baby weighs 7 pounds 13 ounces and Rice already has him pegged for a career a a he a got Long fingers and Long feet so there a a possibility he might play football a the proud dad said. While Rice is adjusting to fatherhood bears coach Mike Ditka is enjoying his anonymity in Berlin. �?o1 done to think too Many people know who we Are. We can go to eat and not worry about autographs a he said. A this brings Back a sense of humility to most of the Guys on the  this is the third preseason trip the bears have made to Europe after London in 1986 and Goteborg Sweden in 1988, and Ditka said such journeys should help expand his perspective. A i done to take time out of my working Day to think about what a going on in Berlin or Hamburg or Munich or Rome a he said. A those cities almost done to exist to us. We worry about Chicago new York los Angeles Houston Atlanta and so on. We done to really think  the bears and 49ers practice together wednesday at the Maifeld grounds where Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini addressed 650,000 germans in 1937. The game will be played saturday in the neighbouring olympic stadium where sprinter Jesse Owens mocked hitlers theory of aryan supremacy by sprinting to four Gold medals in the 1936 olympics. The 49ers,  the raiders 24-17 in their preseason opener have a game next wednesday against Denver and already Are starting to be nagged by injuries. Wide receivers Mike Sherrard and Bobby Slaughter both suffered hamstring pulls during practice on monday and Are questionable for saturdays game. Slaughter is a Rookie from Louisiana tech. Defensive end Dennis Brown sprained his left ankle in practice and is questionable for the game against the bears while defensive end Larry Roberts will try to play despite a Back injury suffered against the raiders. Defensive end Greg Joelson of the 49ers signs on the Back for a fan in  discloses steroid alcohol Philadelphia a Philadelphia eagles lineman Bruce Collie says he used steroids As a member of the super bowl Champion san Francisco 49crs and drank alcohol Between training Camp practices. The 6-foot-6, 275-Pound texan told the Philadelphia daily news a religious Awakening helped him kick his drug and alcohol habits about two years ago. Collie a fifth round draft pick from Texas Arlington played on the 49ers�?T super bowl winning teams in 1989 and 1990. He joined the eagles last season after getting waived by the 49ers. Collie said he kept using steroids after the nil began testing in 1987. By 1989, when a positive test meant suspension he said he had begun phasing out his use. A i started experimenting with Triem in College and continued with them into the pros a he told the newspaper last weekend when the eagles were in London for an exhibition game. A it was a Way to get bigger and stronger and do it fast. �?o1 passed All the urine tests and i never had a problem with it controlling it. Fortunately i got off them before it became a problem. I still worry a Little when i read about others what harm i May have done to  recent stories about Lyle Alzadon a brain cancer a which Alzado blames on steroids a and Steeler Terry Long a reported attempted suicide after a positive steroid test give Collie pause. A a in be thought a lot about that and who a to know what happened to Alzado. It could have been me a said Collie a san Antonio native. Collie said he drank Beer and other liquor Between practices at the 49ers training Camp in Rocklin Calif. A a in a got out with the team at night you know and eventually i just started getting some and drinking Between practices during the Day a he said. A i never had what people would consider a serious problem with it to the Point where it ruled me though. �?o1 done to think it Ever affected me on the football Field  it was at training Camp last year he said that he Felt something missing from his life and prayed to Jesus. A i came to the realization that i  go on 1  live like that anymore a he said. A i was going to walk out of Camp because i Wasny to Happy with my life. A even though i was having a Good Camp that Wasny to it. Football had nothing to do with it. My life was empty. I was beyond empty. I was nothing  though he was already a Christian he said he merely a a worshipped god with my lips but every deed i did a from drugs to alcohol to running with women and even talking lying a everything i did with my life denied god. A the problem Wasny to alcohol or the drugs. The problem was me inside my heart. And realizing that by Phi though 1 had everything i had  Collie got married in february and he and his wife Holly live in new Jersey. A a in be still got my super bowl rings my Bike my pilots License and All that other stuff but its All in order now a he said. Eagles top nil with 14 unsigned players by United press International the Green Fay packers and Houston oilers signed players wednesday but the Philadelphia eagles made no Progress at trimming their league leading list of 14 unsigned veterans including two rookies. The packers signed Veteran free safety Chuck Cecil and Rookie running Back Chuck Webb to contracts. The oilers signed backup quarterback Cody Carlson. The details of Cecily a two year contract were not announced. The signing leaves the packers with six unsigned veterans. Webb a agent Ray Anderson said the agreement with Webb will pay him just under $1 million Over three years. It Call spro football Camps for a $200,000 signing Bonus and base salaries averaging $252,000 per year. Webb also can earn another $60,000 to $70,000 per year in performance bonuses. The packers chose Webb in the third round of the nil draft. He played College football at Tennessee and was one of the country Stop backs until hurting a knee last year. Carlson Warren Moons backup ended a 14-Day holdout by agreeing to contract terms with Houston. Terms of the contract were not disclosed but Carlson reportedly was seek ing a two year Deal Worth $600,000 a year with incentives. Among the missing eagles were 12 veterans including seven starters and no. 1 draft pick Antone Davis whom the eagles were counting on to bolster their offensive line. The eagles routinely have had problems signing players but this year could be their worst considering the number of valuable performers still not in Camp. Three of the teams four starting defensive linemen Jerome Brown Mike Pitts and Clyde Simmons and its Best linebacker Seth Joyner missed the first 2vi weeks of training Camp and the first exhibition game. Also out were two of the five starter offensive linemen tackle Reggie Sii Glenary and guard Mike Schad along Wii Davis who Cost the eagles their firs round pick in the 1991 and 1992 drafts. The other unsigned players Are tack Matt Darwin quarterback Craig Eric son a fifth round draft pick wide Recei Kenny Jackson and running bad Thomas Sanders Heath Sherman a Roger Vick. The Miami dolphins and los Angel raiders arrived in Japan wednesday f saturday nights game in the Toke dome. They were to practice again each other thursday and Friday