INSIDE THE NFL
Stat of the Week
by Peter King
Posted: Wed September 24, 1997
In its first four games, the Broncos' punt-coverage team has
allowed five return yards on two kicks and forced six fair
catches.
Dispatches
The biggest reason Steve Young didn't heed the cries to retire
was his consultation with a top Bay Area neurologist, who
examined Young, studied his history and then told the
quarterback, "If you were my son, I'd tell you to play." ... The
Saints lost their first three games by a combined 91-37, but
their telecasts averaged an amazing 55 share in the New Orleans
metropolitan area—meaning that 55% of the televisions in use
were tuned to their games.... One owner who canvassed his peers
last week said that while dissatisfaction is rampant with the
league's soft salary cap, there is no strong movement afoot to
change it. In 1996 the collective bargaining agreement was
extended two years, to 2002, but until Dec. 1 the players or the
owners can void the extension.... The league should force the
Oilers to play at 41,448-seat Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville
next season. That only 17,737 attended Sunday's 36-10 loss to
the Ravens in Memphis should show club officials that they made
a colossal mistake in choosing the Liberty Bowl as a home field
while their new stadium, scheduled to open in 1999, is under
construction.
The End Zone
Bears punter Todd Sauerbrun married Marla Scalise in Chicago
last Friday, saying later that he'll always cherish the memory.
Asked where the wedding took place, Sauerbrun replied, "I don't
remember."
Issue date: September 29, 1997
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