European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 18 b the stars and stripes thursday August 22, 1991marino signs $25 million pact from wire reports Dan Marino has always been the quarterback with the Golden  now he a also the player with the most Green. Marino whose Rifle  makes opposing defences cringe tuesday became the highest paid player in nil history. Marino inked a five year con tract Extension reportedly Worth about $25 million with Miami that All but assures the 30-year-old of finishing his career in a dolphins uniform. Marino received a $3 million Bonus increasing his salary for the 1991 season from $1.6 million to $4.6  a it a important to me to know ill be staying with the dolphins for the rest of my career and to have Security for life. Its something that a very exciting for me a said Marino who vowed to Lead the team to a super bowl championship. Though neither Marino nor dolphins president Tim Robbie would discuss details of the contract it reportedly pays the quarterback at least $20 million through the 1996 season. San Francisco a Joe Montana had been the highest paid player in the nil. Montana will make $3.5 million this season. He is in the second year of a four year $13 million contract. A Dan is one of the Best players in the history of the league and this contract reflects that a Robbie said. A a Dan a being paid the Way he should be  dolphins coach Don Shula agreed Quot Dan has done things in the eight years he a been with the dolphins no other quarterback has Ever done. There is no doubt in my mind he will own every record there is by the time he a . Contract negotiations with Marino began in May of last year when he was in the second to last year of his present contract but negotiations intensified this summer. The Deal reached by the dolphins was based on Marinous leadership nil Camps last year when he led the team after a four year playoff drought to the playoffs. A we have yet to win a super bowl with Dan. But As Long As we have no. 13 on the Field i know we at least have a shot at it a Robbie said. Last year in his eighth season with the dolphins Marino threw for More than 3,000 Yards. It was the seventh time he has racked up that much yardage in a season putting him in a tie for the nil record with Montana. Marino also matched Johnny Unitas record by throwing 20 or More touchdown passes in each of eight seasons. In new Jersey meanwhile new York giants coach Ray Handley was still mulling Over what to do about Simms and Hostetler each of whom has Quarter backed the giants to a super bowl Victory. Handley who promised to make a decision after the third exhibition game met with both quarterbacks and again said he had two first stringers. �?o1 did no to want to make the quarterback situation out to be a circus a Handley said. A a in a trying to determine How to come out of this without the perception that there a a loser  there were a lot of other losers around the a for As teams pared Down to the 60-player roster limit by the 4 . Edt tuesday deadline. I among the prominent names to go tuesday were two Broncos a Melvin Bratton Denver a starting fullback the past two seasons and linebacker Rick Dennison a 10-year Veteran. San Francisco released offensive tackle Bubba Paris Atlanta Cut another 10-year Man offensive lineman John Scully Cleveland released 36-year-old Roy Green once one of the a Fly Stop re Mcivers and the rams Cut defensive lineman Doug Reed an eight year Veteran. Backup quarterback Steve Pelluer meanwhile returned to the chiefs after walking away a week ago and told coach Marty sch Ottenheimer he wanted to resume his career. A a in be been dealing with a personal Issue and now in be overcome that a said Pelluer who will be Able to practice with a roster exemption that will keep him from being counted against the 60-player limit. A now in a trying to Ork. It through with Marty. I made a decision to come Back and ant to see if its  aside from Bratton Dennison Paris and Scully most of tuesdays cuts were Low draft choices free agents and marginal veterans.49ers Paris a nine year Veteran whose career was overshadowed by weight and conditioning problems made his 1991 debut with the 49ers in the fourth Quarter of monday nights exhibition Victory Over san Diego. He had been banned from team drills last month due to a dangerously High cholesterol level and did not return to prac Tice until aug. 9. Paris was among 19 players let go by san Francisco which also put punter Barry Helton on the physically unable to perform list with a Groin  in addition to waiving a Scully Atlanta placed John Rade a starting linebacker who underwent knee surgery during the of season on the a physically unable to perform list. He would be eligible to return to practice after the first regular season  All pro linebacker Lawrence Taylor who sprained an ankle against the jets saturday night a an injury that at first seemed much More serious a returned to practice. A amps Ken George dolphins Abdan Marino is now a Fly a highest paid player eagles defensive end Winfred Bryant who played in the Olaf last Spring was placed on injured Reserve. Broncos in addition to waiving Bratton Dennison and 16 other players the Broncos placed tackle Jim jul Riga and defensive end Alphonso Carreker both starters on Reserve lists with Back injuries. Also Cut was running Back Blake Ezor the former Michigan state Star who carried 23 times for 81 Yards As a Rookie free agent last season. Browns at the same time they released Green obtained in a Trade with the cardinals in june the Browns signed holdout wide receiver Reggie Langhorne. Lang hornets signing leaves defensive tackle Michael Dean Perry As the Only holdout. Green a two time All pro was the cardinals career Leader with 62 touchdown catches. He caught 53 passes for 797 Yards and four touchdowns with the cardinals last season. Bills Buffalo which released the Only challenger to kicker Scott Norwood on monday released incumbent punter Rick Tuten. He was dropped in favor of Chris Mohr who led the Olaf this Spring with Montreal. Mohr Quot kicked for Tampa Bay in 1989.raiders three time 1,000-Yard rusher Greg Bell who sprained an ankle in the raiders third exhibition game was waived injured meaning that he received an injury  san Diego seeking linebacker help acquired eight year Veteran Mike Wilcher on waivers from the  sports Central european time television football a los Angeles rams at Houston 2 .  nips dominicans in la opener Williamsport Paap Taiwan opened the 1991 Little league world series in familiar fashion tuesday taking a 3-2 Victory Over the dominican Republic in Pursuit of its 15th championship in 19 tournament appearances. A 2-hour, 40-minute rain delay of the series opener forced a one Day postponement of the Days other game Matching Staten Island n.y., and Hamilton Ohio. Fang Sheng a two run Homer in the first got the far East champs started and Lin Wei chums Homer in the fifth gave Taiwan its win. Pan Chih Chang struck out 13, including dominican cleanup hitter Hector Morban four times. Wen Lien to saved the game with a catch that robbed Ramon Corporan of a three run Homer in the fifth. Taiwan moved into thursdays semifinals against the Winner of wednesdays Large Between Glace Bay Nova Scot it and Dhahran saudi Arabia. Soviet athletes still competing by the associated press while political turmoil rages in the soviet Union the country a athletes continue to compete internationally. The chief of the soviet track and Field delegation to the world championships in Tokyo said tuesday he expects most of the 99-Mcmber team to arrive in Japan on wednesday night. The team was scheduled to Fly from Vladivostok to Nagoya on wednesday. Four other soviet athletes including pole vaulter Sergei Bubka were scheduled to Fly from Moscow to Japan on thursday. The championships begin Friday "1 am told flights Are regular so the team should be Here As scheduled a said Igor Ter Ovanesian. An 11-member team from the soviet Union is in san Antonio for the world championships of modern Pentathlon which begins wednesday. Members of the team spoke with reporters monday after news of the soviet coup had been out for several hours. �?o1 expected it for a Long time Quot competitor Herman Yum prov said. Yum prov said his group had made a number of Calls to the soviet Union but had been unable to get through to their family members. The group plans to return Home aug. 29. At Indianapolis soviet gymnasts hop ing to participate in next years Barcelona olympics must compete in the world gymnastics championships next month. A competitors have to be in our event if they want to be in the olympics a said Mike Jacki executive director of the . Gymnastics federation and president of the local organizing committee for the world championships. The soviets have not indicated they will withdraw from the event to be held sept. 6-15, Jacki said. Soviet sports officials Likely Are already taking Steps to ensure their athletes participation he said. The upheaval in the soviet Union also complicates the Philadelphia flyers efforts to sign a soviet hockey Star. The flyers Are trying to sign left Winger Andrei Lomakin a member of the soviet Gold medal team at the 1988 olympics who was drafted in the seventh round. A was of this morning i have no idea where we stand a assistant general manager John Blackwell said monday. Nil spokesman Greg Inglis says the league has no idea about the status of its soviet players. Alexander Volkov a Forward with the Atlanta Hawks said he first heard about the upheaval by Telephone from a Friend in new York. A my Friend say a Gorbachev is out a a Volkov said monday. A i  believe a a i it. But now i see. 1 am very worried. Look like big mess in soviet  Volkov also spoke with Golden states Sarunas Marciulionis a native of Lithuania and the Only other soviet on an Aba roster. A Sarunas is really scared because the situation in Lithuania is much worse a Volkov said. A they have been going against Moscow for past two  soviet Tennis player Natalia Zvereva lost to Czechoslovakia a Radka a Bubakova 6-4, 7-5 on tuesday in the first round of the Virginia slims of Washington. She said she had other things on her mind that made it a Tough to  unlike country woman Leila Meskhi who said monday shed be going Home after the . Open a bad situation or Good a Zvereva is unsure about returning to the soviet Union. A i done to think so a she said. A it wont be Safe enough for  Zvereva acknowledged that the turmoil in the soviet Union was on her mind during her match a i guess i was distracted by everything. I  get into the match a said Zvereva. A a it a probably Best not to talk about it a added Zvereva who had to borrow clothes and shoes from fellow soviet Larisa Savchenko because her Luggage was lost in route from los Angeles to Washington monday