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nil' gwi 1 ''r JTHE ATLANTA CONSTITUTION. July 15. 1981 3-D TT: NFL ission 1m possible Confident Teague For Saints' Rogers Rookie Star Fails 116-Mile Run Ready For A Rush a counteroffer or if it's accepted. "The health-care facility isn't likely to be part of the salary contract I hesitate to explain this because the Bears haven't accepted anything. But it's not unusual for teams to help their better players obtain loans to buy into a business." Finks telephoned Holmes Tuesday morning after he read newspaper accounts claiming Payton would be the all-time salary leader.

"I don't know if we're close to signing a deal," Finks added. "But saying Payton will earn the best salary ever is totally misleading. That money would be much higher than we're talking about? By Gleii Sheeky ConMAuHod Stilt WrlNf Surely yon have seen or heard it several times in assessments of the Atlanta Falcons, where they went last 4l year and where they might go this sea- son. Defensive end Matthew -the line goes, is expected to help pass rush that Coach leeman Bennett "admitted was lacking at times last yc- Well, don't feel too badly if you that familiar with Teague, how he got to the Falcons and why all but the very serious fans have heard of Be however, the Falcon coaches imply, that if by the end of attaining camp Matthew Teague has not developed an identity. i4 i- Be also surnrised if Teaeue.

who is Fram PrtM OhMlthM VERO BEACH, Fla. Running back George Rogers, the first-round draft choice of the New Orleans Saints, failed to complete the Ift-mile run at training camp Tuesday the first on-field test for the athletes on hand. "Somewhere in the second half of the course he overheated and underwinded," said team spokesman Greg Suit of the Heisman Trophy winner from South Carolina and Duluth, Ga. Suit said Coach Bum Phillips had, not announced yet whether Rogers would have to run it again. "Bum said that evidently he should be in a little bit better condition," Suit said dryly.

i Rookie wide receiver Lester Mickens from Kansas turned in the best 7:57. Georgia guard Nat Hudson, a 270-pound rookie, was fastest of the big men, at 10:10. -4 250 pounds and looks loses a battle on the line because of lack of confidence. When Teague is asked if per chance people have gone overboard by suggesting that he is the answer to whatever pass rush -problems the Falcons possess, he does 'libt sound as though anyone will be de- -scribing him as overrated. i don't think anybody has gone cast, and his season was in shreds, "It happened just as I was starting to feel Teague said.

Things were Just starting to come for me when I got hurt." In about the injured reserve list or rules that prohibit a team from waiving a hurt player, Teague said "After that, I really thought they'd release me." Not a chance, even if the rules allowed it, for Teague is a different type of pass rusher and one who has a style that could push the Falcons to somehow get him into the lineup. He Is very -quick his time of 2.7 for 20 yards was the fastest of the defensive line-. men at minicamp and very strong, having upped his i bench-pressing strength from S50 to .420. Plus, after having been on the practice field as a student last year, he comes to camp as a rookie only by of ficial years of experience. Said offensive line coach Bill Walsh, "Hell be a good test for some of my rookie tackles.

Yeah, and maybe some of the veterans, too. Not playing last year didn't hurt him a bit" Said defensive line coach Jim Stanley, "He has a whole lot of Everybody could see that last year." They list Teague with the rest of the rookies in the press guide, but it is deceiving. The rookies will be as uneasy as Teague was last year until he (roved to enough people, despite the revity of his appearance, that he could play. "I had a chance," he said. "I As far as Fin concerned I practiced against some of the best guys in the league It wasn't like an actual game, but it told me a lot about myself.

This year it's going to be a lot different Now I don't have to learn the system. I know what to work for. I wont be working blindly like I was Teague gained about 20 pounds since last year, added muscles that look like they've been sewn into his and watched and listened. He learned, if just in beginning principles, 1 1 mumili imxm Two Top Picks Sign The Bears' No. 1 draft pick, Keith Van Home, has signed a series of one-year contracts.

The offensive tackle from the University of Southern California said he was pleased with the contract Terms were not disclosed. Meanwhile, 'another No. 1 pick, Randy McMillan, signed a four-year, $l-million contract with the Baltimore Colts, bringing to 11 the number of draft choices who have signed with the dub. McMillan, S-foot-1 and 225 pounds, rushed 147 times for 692 yards and caught 19 passes in 1980 for the University of Pittsburgh. The Colts Croject him as a blocking back for half-ack Curtis Dickey.

For Falcons' Teague, Confidence A Major Asset Teague said, anxious de- Pay ton Not Richest CHICAGO Walter Payton won't be the highest-paid player in National Football League history based on salary, his attorney, Bud Holmes, said. United Press International reported Monday that Holmes had told ABC Radio that Pavton's contract which has not been finalized but probably will be within the next week would give him a yearly salary that would exceed the Briefly "spite MO-degree heat to begin two-a-? days drills this week. Tm not here to i pwve a point, but I will perform. I JSBw I will I know I have a pass rush. know that I'm tough.

I'm strong. That's no problem. Tm ready for this yeai." Matthew Teague was ready for last year, too, but things didn't quite work out for the player the Falcons picked In the seventh round of the 1980 sup- plemental draft, after his original selection by Dallas out of Prairie View -i'i MM became invalid because of a col- lege eligibility hmkWu i A week into training camp, when after a few practices it was obvious the Falcons had used their pick wisely, vii2aague strained ligaments in his left Hale when a teammate hit it after a tackle. But it didn't matter how it bap- -h pened. Teague was in a thigh-to-ankle au-ume nign oi more man touu.uuu paia ito OJ.

Simpson by the San Francisco 49ers. "field that might work. Things like i when I look at a guy, I can see when he's off-balance. I'm always trying tie things out Sometimes they work. Sometimes they don't" Teague will also not be hurt by his reputation as a hard worker.

While other players might have been cutting down workouts this past week in an attempt to save their, bodies for the heated stay, Teague was sweating as though a coach was watching his every move. "All the defensive linemen have helped me," Teague said, "but you know how it is, nobody wants to help a guy who's not helping himself." To help this guy, they might be waiting in line. that sometimes the tricks of playing on the defensive line are as important as muscle. 7'ju not here to prove a jwlar, bat I will perform. I know I will I know have a pass rush.

I know lthaC- I'm tough. Tm strong. That's no problem. Tm ready for this year. Matthew Teagae "I look at it like an artist might look at a painting," he said.

"Every day an artist is thinking about something to paint Well, every day I'm thinking about things I might do on the The New England Patriots will play the Dallas Cowboys in Foxboro, after all in a September Monday night game after town selectmen reversed themselves. The board voted 2-1 to license the Sept 21 nationally televised game for a 9 o'clock kickoff after Patriots owner William Sullivaa said it would not be played in Foxboro if the scheduled time were changed The Buffalo Bills have signed fifth-round draft pick Calvin Clark, a graduate of Brown High School in Atlanta. The 260-pound defensive end went to Purdue where he started for four years and was an Associated Press third-team Ail-American 'and an All-Big 10 choice in 1980 i The Detroit Lions have obtained veteran linebacker Steve Towle from the Miami Dolphins for an undisclosed draft choice. Towle, 27, played out his option last season and could not be traded to the Lions until the new contract could be worked out with the Lions All-Pro linebacker Robert Brazile has signed a contract with Houston through the 1986 Pearson Waived By Falcons After Flunking Physical Holmes denied making that statement He said he may have been misunderstood when he tried to explain that Pay- ton's profit may ultimately be greater than Simpson realized if the Bears also decide to help their running back buy a principal interest in a Florida healthcare facility. But, in terms of salary.

Holmes said, i "We are shooting toward the $600,000 a year raise," as reported last week in The 1 Chicago Tribune. Last year, Payton was? the league's highest-paid player at 000. It is believed Holmes is seeking a three-year deal "We are close to completing the con-, tract," said Holmes, who met in Chicago Saturday with Bears general manager ty Jim Finks. Walter, will be at training, -camp (he is scheduled to report next week). We've made the Bears an offer, and now we are waiting to see if there's OK," Coach Leeman Bennett said, "but the doctors TI Dennis Pearson, a third-year wide receiver who missed all of the 1980 season because of knee sur-; gery, flunked his Atlanta Falcons physical Tuesday and was waived.

Pearson, a fifth-round draft choice in 1978 who camp. Afternoon drills in the two-a-day sessions win be at 3 pja. Linebacker coach Doig Shively," who underwent surgery for a ruptured disc last week, could be back at camp, at least to watch film, by next week The players were greeted Tues-day with the annual 12-minute run and water placement tests to determine body fat 'a Glean Sheeky didn't feel like he was ready to play this year." Jim Cathy, a free-agent offensive tackle from Tulane, also failed his physical because of high blood pressure and an abnormal NOTES Bennett will have 58 players 21 veterans and 37 rookies on the field Wednesday, morning at 9:30 for the opening practice of training oavght seven passes for 119 yards in 1979, his last season, underwent knee surgery following his in jury in the 1980 minicamp. -v- "In time I think it's an injury which Could be Henderson SSWICETDRESa Obviously he does not want to blow this opportunity, which could represent his last chance, so he has made a request of the local media that they ask an their questions of him this week. He still prides himself as a media favorite because of bis mouth, although he understands he is on thin ice with the Dolphins.

"When people ask me my opinion, I usually give it And I can give some good -x'y. CoatlMed From Page 1-D Husting his television to "All My Children." Tm going to be the I No. 1 narc in town, too, if I have to. If people try to bring it 1 around me, I'm going to call the police. And they'll probably be police themselves wiyway.

'you're only as vulnerable as you make yourself. When accessible to you, that's the problem. I had to leave Dallas, rhad to leave Oakland. I have to leave town because I knew He quickly turns in apparent deep thought "Here's one for Where to go. I knew who to see, people I've been knowing for te years who've been doing the thing.

Went to Arizona, I didn't know nobody. Tm in Miami now, I don't know nobody, dont He He But Fm not EoinK to worry about that right now" THE NEIGHBOR YOU TRUST FOR THE BRANDS YOU KNOW 8ALC ENDS SATURDAY Koi-Fri 7:304 TM. SiL TM, laughs loudly. "Another one: It's not hard to be suc Heavy Duty Waahar Swsteratmpltirals save hit water FWv Wo MduoM Bfll WMMStandwdlo Rtgular 4 pwm. pma eyclM cessful ifs just hard to handle successs.

HeannouhewasdivorcedlastMonday- Tm a single man again," be says. Tve lost everything. This is a total new start for me. Fm almost like a rookie again. I lost my Job, I lost my wife, I lost weight So now I'm looking for a wife.

No, I'm not On, Td like a chick between 25 and 35, conservative, rich, who lives in Fort Lauderdale on the beach. Maybe 111 put a want ad in the newspaper." It's obvious that Henderson, 28, still has confidence in his football ability. SU1L what prompts him to believe hell make the Dolphins? "Knowledge effort experience there's no replacement for experience," he says. "And I have want to know nobody and I better not find noooay. Henderson says he is intent about living cleanly, one way I "I think people have enough compassion about me not to it in my face, not to bring it around me.

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