European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 32 the stars and stripes sports sunday december 18,1994 Tolbert gets 4-year offer from Dallas Irving Texas a the Dallas cowboys have offered defensive end Tony Tolbert a four year $6 million contract sources told the fort Worth Star Telegram in saturday s editions. Tolbert one of 17 cowboys who will be unrestricted free agents As of feb. 17, May be receptive to the Deal if the club increases its pro posed $1.2million sign ing. Bonus the sources said. But Tol Bert and other team mates including wide receiver Michael agreed to postpone negotiations Tolbert until after the regular season isomer. The timing in t right for me Roget involved talking about that stuff Tolbert said. After the regular season would be while neither Tolbert nor cow boys owner Jerry Jones would Dis cuss numbers both suggested negotiations have produced areas of and a few other players want to concentrate on the Job at hand so nothing is imminent Jones said. Let s get these two final regu Lar season games taken care of that s the feeling. But i do thin there is some common ground to getting some of these things Don sooner rather than Tolbert a six year Veteran seems destined to come close to tripling the $650,000 he makes Inthis final season of a three year $1.8 million pact. And at an average of $1.5 Mil lion a year Talbert would become the second highest paid Cowboy defender behind Charles Haley. Irvin a transitional free agent with potential to get a franchise designation figures to demand contract of at least $2.48 million a joins Tolbert on the list of players management does not want to s be enter the open Market. Tolbert is Likely to Lead cow boys linemen in tackles for the fourth consecutive season and has t missed a Start in that period. Believer wan need help in " i. By the associated press Dave Wannstedt is a believer. He Hasto be. His team the Chicago bears can ensure a winning season with a Victory Sun Day Over the los Angeles rams. And Awin could Send the bears into the play offs for the first time in three years. That s my goal our football team goal. It s the organization s goal it s the City s goal and my kids goal Wannstedt said. I still believe.". The bears path to the playoffs. In smooth As Chicago 8-6 needs help. It would take a win Over the rams 4-10 and any two of four things happen ing a Philadelphia loss or tie to the Newyork giants a Detroit loss to Minnesota a Green Bay loss or tie to Atlanta or a Arizona loss or tie to Cincinnati. Chicago also can Clinch a playoff berth if Philadelphia and Green Bay both win and Detroit loses by 46 or More Points paired with an Arizona loss or tie. But it does t matter How you gain the playoffs. Getting there is the key. We need two More to get in the play offs. That s How we approach it. We feel we Are Good enough to get to the postseason and now we Nave to prove it said quarterback Steve Walsh who will make his seventh straight Start. The rams have lost five straight. The nil weekend began saturday with Minnesota at Detroit and Denver at san Francisco. Monday night Dallas is acne Orleans. In other sunday games Browns at Steeles Pittsburgh 11-3 is counting on its de sense ranked no. 1 Overall and in pass ing in the nil to stifle the Browns 10-4 and Clinch the acc Central title. The Browns Are counting on their de sense which has allowed Only one 100 Yard ground gainer this season and the fewest Points in the league to Blunt the Steeles major weapon the nil s top ranked Rushing attack. Running backs Barry Foster and Bam Morris both slowed by injuries Are expected to play for Pittsburgh sunday in nil bed is b i d t7 co Bear coach Dave Wannstedt I still believe patriots at Bills new England 8-6 will be seeking it sixth straight Victory and first Over the Bills 7-7 at Rich stadium since 1987. Frank Reich will Start at quarterback for Buffalo in place of Jim Kelly out with a knee injury As the Bills 7-7 try to stay in the race for a playoff spot. A Victory would move the patriots into a first place tie with Miami in the acc East should the dolphins lose to Indianapolis. Dolphins at Colts the dolphins 9-5 could make do Shula the winning est regular season coach in nil history he currently is tie with the late George Halas with 318 Vic tories. The Colts 6-8 lost 22-21 to the dolphins in their first meeting of the sea son. -,./-. Giants at eagles each of these old rivals needs to win this120th regular season meeting to keep alive playoff Hopes. The giants 7-7 have right de themselves after a seven game losing Streak by winning their last four. The eagles 7-7 have lost five straight and will be led by quarterback Bubby Brister in place of the slumping Randall Cunningham. The giants beat the eagles 28-23 in their season opener. Falcons at packers this will be the last time the packers7-7 play a Home game at Milwaukee Bounty stadium where they Are 104-61-3since 1933. Beginning next season the packers will play All their Home game a Green Bay s Lambeau Field. This shapes up As a passing Duel be tween Green Bay s Brett Favre and Jeff George of he Falcons 6-8. Chargers at jets the chargers 9-5 will come out of the California Sunshine into the new Jer sey cold in a bid to Clinch their second acc West title in three seasons. The jets 6-8 have fallen from acc East title Contention with three straight losses. Oilers at chiefs Kansas City 7-7 will have quarterback Joe Montana who missed monday night s loss to Miami because of an injured foot As the chiefs try to stay in playoff Contention. The oilers 1-13 Nave the worst record in the nil. Bengals at cardinals Arizona 7-7 Hopes to have an easier time at Home against the bengals 2-12 than it did last sunday against Washington which also has Only two wins. The Cardi nals beat the redskins 17-15. Buccaneers at redskins the buccaneers 5-9 will be trying for their first four game winning Streak since .1979. The redskins 2-12 Are on a six game losing Streak. Raiders at sea Hawks the raiders 8-6still in playoff con Tention probably Are Happy to be playing at the kingdom on sunday night. These Hawks 6-8 Haven t beaten them at Home since 1989. East Lansing Mich. A Mich Igan state s new head football coach can t begin recruiting until he officially severs ties with the Cleveland Browns the Mcaa has ruled. V but Nick Saban has vowed to remain with the Browns throughout the playoffs. You can t be a coach of a professional team and recruit said Bob Oliver a director for the Mcaa s legislative services. He cannot represent the institution along he is being compensated by the professional an Mcaa bylaw prohibits Saban the Browns defensive coordinator from recruiting or contacting a recruit s coach the Detroit free press reported saturday. High school recruits can t sign letters of intent until feb. 1. The super bowl i scheduled for Jan. 29. This has to do with the amateurism standards Oliver said. The a Castries to maintain a Clear line of Demarca Tion Between College athletics. It s one of those things that comes up so Saban has selected seven assistant coaches who can recruit High school players Cal s Baltimore settles on fill in Blank name Baltimore a after months of squabbling with the nil with a nudge and a Wink the owner of Baltimore s Cal team on Friday announced its new name the Baltimore football club. If the name does t bring fans out of their seats they can just Call them the Colts. Jim Speros can no longer use the Colts name without facing a Batten of nil lawyers defending the Trade Mark owned by the league s Indianapolis team. But when the announcer says your Baltimore. Pause football club fans can keep filling in the Blank by Yelling As they did All season. A . District court judge barred the Canadia football league team from using the name earlier this month. At a memorial stadium news conference Speros told reporters it was not appropriate to confuse fans with another name. In Case the name does t make the Point the year old team is keeping its horse head logo. People will chant and scream what they be always chanted during the games Speros said. People will see our horse and they la know who we the move comes As part of a Legal settlement with the nil Speros said. He spent $600,000 fighting to keep the Colts name popular among fans who enjoy taking a poke at the nil for letting the original Balti More Colts move to Indianapolis in 1984. We May have lost the Battle for the Colts name but we did not lose the War Speros said. After All the Money i spent and All the time i spent i just Felt i could t turn around and go in another Speros said nil officials had asked him to pick a new name for the team himself but seemed unhappy with his Choice. But nil spokesman Greg Aiello said the league holds no grudge. We were forced into action to protect a valuable trademark owned by one of our clubs he said. After eight months of litigation we Are pleased with the some fans weren t so pleased is the worst name 1 Ever heard in my entire life Tan Rick Tassone said in downtown Baltimore. Over at Joe s bar and discount package goods the verdict was t much better. It sounds like a Corpora Tion not a football team owner Marlowe Smith said it sounds like Microsoft or unlike the team the Baltimore Colts band can keep on playing under its name. The 47-year-old band Trade marked its name when it played for the original Colts. That s their name Baltimore Cal spokesman Mike Gathagan said. It s incorporated. It s in Nea a tuned that tickets new will Cost to $500 a scat paces win drop from $1 000 i
