— The Daily Collegian Wednesday, Aug. 27, 1997 Niners add Greene; 'Boys drop Renfro By DAVE GOLDBERG AP Football Writer The San Francisco 49ers, who have made a habit of plugging aging stars into an aging team, yes terday added Kevin Greene, the NFL's 1996 sack leader. The 49ers and Greene, cut Sun day by the Carolina Panthers, reached agreement on a six-year deal worth $l3 million, although only $350,000 of it will count against the 49ers' salary cap. He had also been sought by the Cincin nati Bengals and Miami Dolphins. San Francisco has used players like Greene in the past Deion Sanders, Rickey Jackson and Richard Dent were all rent-a-play ers on the 1994 Super Bowl cham pions, and Chris Doleman has played with the 49ers the last two seasons. Because the 49ers play a 4-3 defense, Greene would proba bly be used as a third-down pass rusher since stopping the run is not his forte. Cincinnati wanted Greene to pro vide experience at linebacker in their new 3-4 defense. Without Greene, they will use first-round draft pick Reinard Wilson, who was a defensive end at Florida State and will have to learn on the job. Greene, who had 14 1 / 2 sacks last season, is 35 and had been seeking to renegotiate a contract with Car olina that would have paid him WELCOME STUDENTS FROM We buy back 1 1 7 1"1 7 1 1 1 17 . 1 i i .1 4 year 'round! RECYCLE USED TEXTBOOKS You'll have some cash and you'll help the environment. You can't beat that combination! Hours for August 27 - Septem . Wed. & Thu. Bam - 9pm Fri. Sat. Sun. Labor Day "Leonard (Renfro) raised a lot of eyebrows in camp He impressed us. But we needed an extra roster spot so we can evaluate a sixth linebacker." between $1 million and $1.6 million this season, depending on incen tives. If Greene plays out this contract, he would be 41 when it ends, an unheard-9f age for any NFL player but a quaterback or kicker. But he won't. Greene's agent, Leigh Steinberg, got him most of his money up front without hurting the team's salary cap situation. It contains a $750,000 signing bonus $150,000 a year prorated over six years and just a $200,000 base salary this season. There also are $550,000 in incen tives and a $1.75 million base salary for next season, not includ ing a $250,000 workout bonus payable in March. Earlier this summer, Steinberg, who now has nine clients on the 49ers, renegotiated a deal for quar terback Steve Young that will pay Young, now 36, $lO million next season. He conceivably could rene gotiate some of his other players if Bam - 6pm I Oam - spm I I am - spm I I am - spm Jerry Jones Dallas Cowboys owner the 49ers need help fitting Greene under the cap. Elsewhere around the league, teams continued to make minor adjustments to fill holes in rosters. The Dallas Cowboys, for exam ple, released defensive lineman Leonard Renfro and were seeking a veteran linebacker to fill out an inexperienced group of five. "Leonard raised a lot of eye brows in camp. He impressed us," Dallas owner Jerry Jones said of the one-time first-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles. "But we needed an extra roster spot so we can evaluate a sixth linebacker." The New York Giants terminated the contract of guard Lance Smith, a 13-year veteran, to open a spot for a cornerback. The Giants were down to two good cornerbacks after starter Phillippi Sparks was diagnosed with viral hepatitis and backup Conrad Hamilton under went arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. ITAVAP,I7 ) Come In for A Great Selection Of • USED TEXTBOOKS • SCHOOL SUPPLIES • PENN STATE CLOTHING fa GIFTS • GENERAL READING BOOKS • REFERENCE BOOKS University 206 E. College Ave. 238-0524 wwwoubookcentre.com Large Selection of School Supplies ook Centre ..- L-J DIJC IVER
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