Deion in Cowboys’ Plan
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Deion Sanders’ thoughts have turned from baseball to football.
The cornerback/outfielder showed up at the Dallas Cowboys’ complex again Wednesday to learn the playbook for Sunday’s regular-season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Three Rivers Stadium. Sanders’ baseball team, the Cincinnati Reds, was in Colorado to play the Rockies.
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One day into his new job with the San Francisco 49ers, pass-rush specialist Kevin Greene registered an unlikely sack: Dana Stubblefield.
Greene took part in his first practice with the 49ers, who installed him as a starting left end in their nickel and dime defensive packages. In those alignments, end Roy Barker will slide inside and Stubblefield, a two-time Pro Bowl selection at defensive tackle, goes to the sidelines.
In other news, Garrison Hearst will start at halfback after beating out incumbent Terry Kirby.
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St. Louis Ram running back Lawrence Phillips, limited to two carries in the final exhibition game by a sore left knee, was cleared to play in the season opener. . . . The NFL Players Assn. has filed a grievance accusing the Arizona Cardinals of benching former quarterback Boomer Esiason last season to avoid $350,000 in performance incentives, according to the Arizona Republic.
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