European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday augustas 1994 sports the stars and stripes Page 31 Meola fails to make it with jets by the associated press maybe Tony Meola should have stuck with soccer after goalkeeper for the . Soccer team who played Well during the recent world cup was waived by the new York jets on tuesday. While several of his former teammates were signing lucrative contracts to continue playing soccer overseas Meola was trying to catch on As an nil kicker. Unfortunately for him he was playing behind one of the Best kickers in league history. 38-year old Nick Lowery. Meola dubbed Cap Tain Hook by jets team mates Early in Camp for his tendency to Shank kicks was signed As a pos sible designated Kickoff Man who could learn the ropes from Lowery. Only one of Meola s Meola five preseason kickoffs reached the end zone but coach Pete Carroll said the team Hopes to keep him around. We would like to get him on the practice squad Carroll said. Well have to see How the numbers fall tuesday was the nil s biggest putdown Day with teams required to get Down to 60 players. Most to go were marginal rookies and free agents Al though among those Cut was Nick Bell the 43rd player taken in the 1991 draft who was trying to switch from running Back to tight end for the raiders. Pittsburgh severed its ties with troubled guard Carl ton Haselrig a pro Bowler two years ago and put hold out kicker Gary Anderson in position to play Only if he requests reinstatement from the commissioner s office. Antonio Langham the Browns no. 1 draft pick was named starting left cornerback Over Donald Frank acquired in a Trade with san reported to Camp nearly three weeks late because of a contract dispute. Langham the ninth Overall pick in the draft was one of the last first round ers to s done a Good Job defensively and he s done a Good Job in the kicking game. He came in behind but he picked things up quickly coach Bill Belichick said. The Browns also released eight players notably offensive lineman Mike Withycombe a six year Veteran who played with several teams. Raiders Bell was one of 11 players Cut by los Angeles including tackle Ken Lanier and safety . Kors a pair of veterans and tackle Roosevelt Patterson their fifth round draft had his Best Day for the raiders in an acc wild nil Camps san Francisco s Tim Mcdonald 46 and Dennis Brown get ready for work at the 49ers Camp in Rocklin Calif. Card playoff game after his Rookie season when he rushed for 107 Yards on 20 carries in a 10-6 loss at Kan Sas City. As a tight end this summer he did not catch a pass and played mostly on special teams. Andrew Glover has been no. 1 on the depth Chart with Jamie Williams and Kevin Smith also playing ahead of Bell. Coach Art Shell said Bell was moved from running Back to give him an Opportunity to compete. He competed but we decided we re going to go with the other three Guys we have in Camp right now Steeles Haselrig who has twice undergone drug and alcohol rehabilitation can t be reinstated until next season after being put on the Reserve left Camp list. Anderson who wants his $350,000 Deal renegotiated was placed on the Reserve did not report list which Means his current contract won t count against the Cap. Haselrig has t been seen by the Steeles since aug. 13. He was to resume practising last week after missing nearly three weeks with a broken wrist. The Only Public sighting since his disappearance was at an East Liverpool Ohio night spot last week. A bar tender said Haselrig who was drinking put his Han through the window of his four wheel drive vehicle to retrieve some keys. He reportedly sought medical treat s wife Sara met monday with St Clurs officials including coach Bill Cowher. Cardinals Arizona which released quarterback will Furrer on monday signed Shawn Moore released last week by Denver the cardinals also released four players including linebacker Brett Wallerstedt a sixth round draft Pic from Arizona state in 1993. He appeared in seven games As a Rookie last season but missed most of this preseason with a knee , a Lith round draft pick in 1991, was released by the Broncos on thursday. He has appeared in Only three nil games All in 1992, and completed 17 of 34 passes for 232 Yards. Patriots new England released Ervin Collier a third round draft pick and free agent linebacker Mike Kerr. Collier a 287-Pound nose tackle from Florida am As the 78th player chosen in this year s draft. The draft is not an exact science coach Bill Par cells said of Collier the highest of his picks to be re leased. Sometimes you just make a mistake and i la admit it when i do. When you have a Good team Only a few of these Guys have a Chance to make eagles Philadelphia waived 15 players including draft picks Ryan Mccoy and Mark Montgomery and Preston Jones last year s third string quarterback. The release of Jones Means that Jay Fiedler a free agent Rookie from Dartmouth will become the eagles third string , a linebacker from Houston was a fifth round pick. Montgomery a fullback from Wisconsin was chosen in the seventh round. Cowboys Dallas released eight players including two former world league players running Back Judd Garrett and offensive lineman Caesar Rentie. They also Cut John Davis their fifth round pick in the supplemental draft but later reinstated him. Garrett who spent last year on the cowboys prac Tice squad is the brother of Jason Garrett the team s third string quarterback and the son of Dallas scout and former Columbia University coach Jim Garrett. A saints get ready for Deion s visit new Orleans a the itinerary for Deion Sanders visit today in t Complete but the new Orleans saints plan to conduct it much like a College recruiting visit. We would like to show him some of the things he could expect As a member of the saints coach Jim Mora said tuesday. "we1 want to show Jim our in Sanders was expected to arrive thurs Day morning. Team owner Tom Benson is planning Sanders Day and will Proba Bly meet with him first thing Mora said. Sanders will watch the saints filial pre season game against the Dallas cowboys on thursday night although Mora was Tsure if Sanders would watch from the sidelines or from a suite in the super dome. Hell have people with him Mora said. I know his Mother him. Will be with Mora said he would probably meet with Sanders before the game and also planned to have wide receiver Michael Haynes who played with Sanders on the Atlanta Falcons talk to him. We want to involve Mike in this visit Mora said. 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