INSIDE THE NFL
A Rough Go For Rams' Bruce
by Peter King
Posted: Wed October 7, 1998
Rams coach Dick Vermeil says wideout Isaac Bruce is the best
player he has ever coached, but team officials are frustrated by
Bruce's chronically sore hamstrings, which have caused him to
miss six of the 20 games that St. Louis has played under
Vermeil.... As the Oct. 13 trading deadline approaches, you'll
hear rumors that the Eagles are trading running back Charlie
Garner to the Chiefs, but that won't happen unless Kansas City
is willing to part with a second-round draft pick.... Raiders
kicker Greg Davis, whose 18 kickoffs on average have wobbled
only to the opponent's 13-yard line, is moaning about the
coaching staff's auditioning players for his job. "Not only am I
playing against the other team," he says, "but I also have to
fight for the support of my teammates. Now it's 10 times harder
for me to do my job. And it's harder on my family. I have to
prove myself to everybody on every kick. It's dreadfully hard."
Violins, please.... There is growing doubt around the NFL that
John Kent Cooke can come up with the more than $400 million it
will take to buy the Redskins from his father's estate. Looks as
though he'll have to form a consortium and be a partner or sell
the team outright.
Issue date: October 12, 1998
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