European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 18 b the stars and stripes sunday August 4, 1991detroit, Denver on winning Side bengals Jason Buck brings Detroit Sandre Ware to the turf Friday night. By the associated press its the first full weekend of exhibition games in the nil which usually Means its four weeks until the league gets Back to Normal. For instance during the opening week of the regular season the networks wont be looking live from Tokyo or Berlin. But each City was to play Host to an american bowl game saturday. In Tokyo the los Angeles raiders were to take on the Miami dolphins while in Berlin the Chicago bears were to meet the san Francisco 49ersi last More football on Page 21 week the a Fly a travelling show stopped in London where the Buffalo Bills stopped the Philadelphia eagles 17-13. On Friday night it was Detroit 24, Cincinnati 20 and Denver 10, Indianapolis 3. In addition to the two overseas games saturday the Tokyo game is sunday in Tokyo saturday in the England will be at Green Bay Minnesota at new Orleans the los Angeles rams is. Atlanta at Jacksonville Fla. Philadelphia at the new York jets Dallas at Kansas City Houston at san Diego and Phoenix at Seattle. Washington is at Pittsburgh on sunday. Monday night Buffalo is at the new York giants in a reprise of last january a super bowl while Tampa Bay plays at exhibitions Lions 24, bengals 20 Detroit won its sixth straight exhibition game on Rushing touchdowns by Andre Ware and Rookie Cedric Jenkins in the second Quarter at Pontiac. Ware tied the game at 10 on an 11-Yard run and Jenkins followed with 15-Yard Romp right before halftime. Jenkins playing for holdout All pro Barry Sanders carried 16 times for 73 Yards As the Lions amassed 221 Yards Rushing. T Boome Esiason played the opening Quarter and Quot led Cincinnati to its Only touchdown of the first 58 minutes a 7-Yard scoring pass to Eddie Brown. Esiason completed six of 11 passes for 58 Yards. Broncos 10, Colts 3 at Denver Gaston Green ran for 84 Yards including a 43-Yard score in just Over one Quarter for the Broncos 1-1. Green acquired from the los Angeles rams in april and replacing holdout Bobby Humphrey in Denver a starting lineup got the games Only to when he took a pitch out from John Elway off the right Side Cut left and Juke defender Keith Taylor. David Treadwell added a 19-Yard Field goal set up by an Eric Dickerson Fumble. Dean Biasucci had a 35-Yard Field goal with 42 seconds left for Indianapolis playing its exhibition opener. Giants reach settlement with Bavaro by United press International j the new York giants reached financial settlement Friday with two time All pro tight end Mark Bavaro who was waived by the team july 15 after failing his physical. Giants owner Wellington Mara and Bavaro a agent David Fishof did not reveal terms of the settlement but is was reported to be in the neighbourhood of $250,000. Bavaro 28, initially was offered Only $65,000 by the giants under the injury Protection plan mandated by the leagues 1982 collective bargaining agreement alter he rejected a $110,000 offer to be placed on the physically unable to perform list. Bavaro who has been plagued by knee injuries since the 1988 season reportedly was seeking about $375,000, or half of his 1991 salary. A the offer from the giants restores Mynol Camps Confidence in their integrity and is another example of the kindness and generosity of Wellington Mara a Bavaro said in a statement. / at West Depere wis Green Bay Rookie running Back Chuck Webb is expected to miss at least five weeks after suffering torn cartilage in his right knee during practice thursday. Webb who underwent reconstructive surgery on the same knee last september suffered the injury on his second Day of practice following a 16-Day contract holdout. The packers selected Webb with their second pick in the third round of last april a nil draft. At Pontiac mich., Cincinnati safety David Fulcher was taken from the Field on a Stretcher after suffering a left hip Pointer late in the first Quarter of Friday nights exhibition game against the de troit Lions. Fulcher was injured after the bengals gang tackled Lions running Back James Wilder on the final play of the first Quarter. The 6-foot-3, 238-Pound Fulcher underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee during the off season. Earlier Detroit linebacker Mark Brown and offensive lineman Eric Sanders signed contracts bringing the roster to 76 players. Details of the contracts were not disclosed. Brown beginning his ninth season has played primarily on special teams for he Lions. Sanders has played guard and tackle and also was the Long snapper in 1990. At Latrobe pa., Pittsburgh Steeles coach Chuck Noll finds himself with a shortage of cornerback and said he might move Strong safety Carnell Lake to fortify the position. Lake was the steel Erst second round draft Choice in 1989 out of Urcla where he played linebacker. But the Steeles liked what they saw of Lake at defensive Back in the senior bowl and switched him to Strong safety after drafting him. The Steeles have said lakes Speed and athletic ability would enable him to play cornerback and Noll has been forced to explore that possibility this summer. It the Steeles lost one cornerback Dwayne Woodruff to retirement. Another All pro Rod Woodson is a holdout. Delton Hall a second round pick in 1987 and the teams Rookie of the year that season had arthroscopic surgery Friday on his sprained knee. Noll also said Bubby Brister will Start at quarterback sunday night in the teams first exhibition game against the Washington redskins. Noll said Brister will play at least one Quarter. Brister will be followed at quarterback by Rick Strom then Neil of Donnell in the second half. Long undecided on when to return to Camp Latrobe a. A Terry Long recovering from a suicide attempt remains on the Pittsburgh steel Erst 80-Man roster but Hasni to decided when a or if a he will return to training Camp coach Chuck Noll said Friday. A a in be talked to him a Noll said. �?o1 asked him what his plans were and he said he does no to really know right Long checked out of Pittsburgh a Allegheny general Hospital on wednesday a week after twice attempting to kill himself. Long spending suspension by the nil for testing positive for steroids prompted the attempt according to police reports. Long has hired an attorney George Saunders to handle the Appeal of his steroids test to nil commissioner Paul Tagliabue. He is eligible to practice while his Case is under Appeal but Hasni to told the Steeles when he will return to Camp. Before returning to practice Long would have to take a physical and test negative for steroids. The fir test was Given july 11 and if he has not used steroids since then he could test negative. However a negative test save Long from a possible four game suspension. A neither the nil nor the Steeles have acknowledged that Long has tested positive for steroids. Long Scase is complicated by his suicide attempt. The a Fly a steroids policy requires a player to Appeal within five Days after he has been notified he tested positive. In Long Scase he was hospitalized during that period. Nil spokesman Greg Aiello said the league would be flexible concerning the five Day limit if there were extenuating circumstances. Meanwhile Long told police in Frank Lin Park a Northern Pittsburgh suburb that his suicide attempt was prompted by fear he would lose his Job. Even before receiving the jest results Long was being pushed by former 12th-round draft Choice Carlton Haselrig who never played football in College. A the stated he was depressed because he was informed by the nil that he had tested positive for steroid use and was facing suspension a Franklin Park patrolman Jim Bennett wrote in his report. A the finally admitted to this officer Thal this was a suicide att Ertist As he feels his career is
