The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • 67

PRO FOOTBALL IP fl Shula says Henderson must walk a straight line Cw Ntwt Strvlci MIAMI-Thomas wHollywoo(r Henderson, one of the National Football League's most controversial players, apparently is coming to Miami TVInfctn tmnnol Arrtnr Rill xUs.m- rl. mlA 1,4 tlia. tit. 4 1 JJiiitii niUi irSJp formality for the free-agent linebacker to return a signed contract On the plus side, here is what the Dolphins could be getting: a six-year pro eager to make up for an inconsistent yet at times brilliant past; a skilled special teams performer. But also coming with Henderson is a reputation as the king of football popoffs and an admitted one-time drug addict In February, he went to a drug rehabilitation center in Arizona to curb what he has described as a "2,000 a day" cocaine habit The world's greatest headache is coming your' way," said Carlton Stowers, who covers the Dallas Cowboys for The Dallas Morning News.

He and Henderson crossed paths during Henderson's 4-year stay with the Cowboys. It was a time during which Henderson established himself as the NFL's foremost braggart, but also, according to Stowers. "as a euv who 'll--C an-- last season's conclusion and his subsequent enrollment in the "drug detoxification" program. Only Miami and New Orleans were interested, Henderson told Dallas radio man Norm Hitzges in announcing his decision on Miami Henderson told Hitzges that New Orleans coach Bum Phillips, who was at Houston last season, was prepared to give him another shot "but the Dolphins are the team I wanted to sign with and I thought I could perform better under a coach like Shula said he first heard from He derson about a month ago and later met him in the Dallas airport while he was passing through town. About a week and a half ago, Henderson visited Miami and the Dolphins, put him through a physical and some oilfield drills, according to Shula.

Hie coach obviously saw enough to be convinced Henderson could help. If the 6-2, 220-pounder can contribute at outside linebacker, that would free regular outside linebacker Kim Bo-kamper to be more useful as a down lineman, Shula said. "And another thing that impressed us is his ability as a special teams player," Shula said, adding that Henderson has not balked at the idea of handling special teams chores. Even so, Shula is aware that he normally does not actively pursue controversial sorts like Henderson, who appeared in three Super Bowls In his first four years in the NFL, then ran into problems with Dallas head coach Tom Landry during the 1979 season and was waived. He sat out the remainder of that season, then was signed and released by San Francisco before the 1980 season.

He then went to Houston, where he Jilayed six games and was on the inured reserve list for seven games. Tm willing to give him a chance," Shula said. "His career went downhill when he began getting mixed up with drugs. he has whipped his habit as he says he has, then we're hopeful he can do for tas what be did in Dallas." Jf lllllJ i 1 1. 2 llWA.UJU.ft aMTiHL.

iwat-ldi1- i-friipw vxl.I..,.gr.r. i snavta- "Sw-f-ra' us would tell you one thing, then go down to the other end of the bench and say something different to another writer." Henderson's latest credibility gap, Stowers said, concerns his reported Thomas Henderson Dolphins head coach Don Shula said Henderson told him he was in the drug rehabilitation program for 10 weeks, Dot seven. "The thing that impresses me about him Is he bad a problem and he did something about it" Shula said, But the coach made it clear that Henderson will not be allowed to deviate in the slightest from established team policies. "He's going to nave to do everything right walk a straight line," Shula said. "And he'll have to, continue to look good in order for us to continue to work with him." i 1 Presumably, Shula will not allow Henderson to be as free with his mouth as he was in Dallas.

Before the 1978 Super Bow), Henderson said, "When my mouth runs, my motor runs. If 1 was a mute, I couldn't play this game. I love publicity. I love credit for the great playing I da" The contract is for one year, not guaranteed, with a one-year option, according to Davis. A Dallas source said Henderson, 28, contacted 15 NFL teams and several in the Canadian League following his release from Houston at recovery from a cocaine habit Henderson reportedly was quoted in a Dallas newspaper as saying be defeated his drug habit in seven weeks.

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