Me Mcgan Maiy - nray, SeptemDer lb, 1994 -10 *Neon Deion says yes to $1.1M offer from 49ers SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) - As Deion Sanders sees it, this could be the start of a beautiful relationship. The San Francisco 49ers certainly hope so. One of the NFL's premier corner- backs, Sanders ended his free-agent tour by rejecting several more lucrative offers in favor of aone-year, $1.1 mil- lion contract with the 49ers. The deal, *signed yesterday, includes $750,000 in tincentives. "I think everybody understands the expectations for this club and that's why we wanted Deion tojoin us," said San Francisco coach George Seifert. Sanders, a three-time Pro Bowler in five seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, will receive $500,000 in incentives if heplaysin a49ers'NFC championship ame victory, and the remaining ,250,000 if San Francisco wins the Super Bowl and he plays in the game. "Winning was a factor and I know we're going to win in San Francisco," Sanders said. "They've won four Su- per Bowls. I'm here to make it five. "I think the tradition the San Fran- cisco49ers exemplify, they don't come second to anything and that'sjust where I want to finish up-first. I really don't *feel like there could beabetterrelation- ship." "They signed Deion Sanders. I don't know who else they signed," he said. "I mean, I'm going to do what I was blessed to do. I might not high step 60 yards; it might be 50 yards. ... I'm going to go out there, play ball and have a good time." San Francisco (1-1) was the firstof several NFL teams he visited after the 'baseball strike began Aug. 12. He was playing outfield for theCincinnati Reds until the walkout, and delayed signing an NFL contract until the baseball sea- son was canceled Wednesday. Sanders also said he intended to continue playing both baseball and foot- ball after this season. He said the loss of the baseball season was a huge blow, - but added the players should continue resisting the salary cap. "I was on a playoff team and I would very much liked to have contin- ued that," Sanders said. "Buttheprob- lem you see now with the salary cap in football, it has really eliminated some great players from the game. I don't feel like the baseball players really want to gothe sameroute, so we really stood up for ourselves and we're still Istandingup." I think the tradition the San Francisco 49ers exemplify, they don't come second to anything and that's just where I want to finish up - first. I really don't feel like there could be a better relationship.' -Deion Sanders new 49ers cornerback Sanders said he hoped to play in Sunday's game against the Los Ange- les Rams, but added, "We're going to leave that up to the coach here," as he patted Seifert on the back. The 49ers signed former Pro Bowl defensive end Charles Mann, who was released by the Washington Redskins. Waived werecornerback Adrian Hardy and defensive tackle Artie Smith, both s second-yearplayers. Just two weeks ago, 49ers president Carmen Policy said San Francisco couldn't afford Sanders because ofsal- ary-cap constraints. Policy said once Sanders agreed to take a one-year offer instead of a multiyear package, the team jumped back into the bidding. The 49ers got the money to bid for Sanders by restructuring the contracts of linebackers Gary Plummerand Ken Norton and safety Tim McDonald, gain- ing $1.3 million in salary cap room. Sanders and Mann thus become the sixth and seventh defensive free agents added to the team. San Francisco ear- lier added Norton, Plummer, Toi Cook, Bunch inks contract with Raiders Los Angeles Times EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Former Michigan fullbackJarrod Bunch waited a long time to hear he was a Los Ange- les Raider. But he never expected to hear it from a former teammate. It was the night of the Raiders' season opener at San Francisco. Bunch was in Los Angeles with his girlfriend but wasn't watching the game. When the phone rang, it was Bunch's close friend and former pro and college teammate, receiver Chris Calloway. "Pack your bags," the New York Giants' Calloway told Bunch. Calloway, watching the game on the East Coast, had just seen Raider fullback Napoleon McCallum suffer a season-ending leg injury. Sure enough, Bunch officially be- came a Raider Wednesday, signing a one-year contract afterspending three years with the Giants. To make room for Bunch, 26, the Raiders placed McCallum on the in- jured-reserve list, officially ending his season. "It feels good," Bunch said. "There's a saying that you haven't played professional football until you've played for the Raiders." Bunch, who will back up fullback Tom Rathman,didn't play muchat all last season. After being used almost exclu- sively on special teams in 1991, his rookie year, Bunch, a first-round draft choice out of Michigan, got a chance to play in 1992 and made the most of it, rushing for 501 yards. He averaged 4.8 yards per carry, sec- ond best in the league. But last season, he racked up most of his yardage walking back and forth to the trainer's room. Bunch injured a knee, contracted pneumonia and the whooping cough. Deion Sanders rejected many larger offers in his search for a new team before agreeing to a $1.1 million deal with San Francisco yesterday. RESEARCH CLUB MEETING "THE FUTURE OF DEATH IN AMERICA" Presenter: Geoffrey Fieger Attorney at Law and Legal Counsel to Dr. Jack Kevorkian MD Monday, September 19, 1994 4:00 - 5:00 PM West Conference Room, Rackham Refreshments will be served a -- __- 11111 111IM 111111 t19 TOWER'S 3RD ANNIVERSARY ALL COMPACT DISCS, TAPES, BOOKS, VIDEOS, LASERDISCS & VIDEO GAMES ON SALE! SEP100O S THE DEVLINS PERFORMING OF CDs10.99 AN ACOUSTIC SET MONDAY, CM NC oeA OR LESS SEPTEMBER19 AT7:OOPM AND TRY TOWE .. four r~t<