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A state ment from Aikman and the Cowboys was expected later in the day. “We will wait and see if he clears waivers and proceed from there,” Steinberg said, declining to comment further. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones prob ably would have preferred to see the 34-year-old Aikman retire after 12 seasons — and nearly as many con cussions — but his desire to keep playing left the team with little choice. Jones had to make the move by Thursday or else pay Aikman a $7 million bonus and extend his contract through 2007. He will still take up $10 million of Dallas’ $67.4 million salary cap this season. As much as Jones might have wanted to keep the first player he ever drafted, the owner apparently decided the Cowboys couldn’t pre pare for the 2001 season with such a fragile quarterback. Aikman, who holds practically all the Dallas passing records, sustained two concussions in 11 games last sea son and twice needed epidural injec tions to relieve back pain. Other teams might be scared off because of Aikman’s injury prob lems, which could then prompt him to retire. But Aikman still wants to play and believes he can at a high level. As for the health risks, tests done before last season showed no long-term damage from his previous concussions. Once the highest-paid player in NFL history, Aikman is coming off his worst season since the Cowboys went 1-15 his rookie year. He was the lowest-rated starting quarterback in the NFC and threw a u We will wait and see if he clears waivers and proceed from there.'' — Leigh Steinberg agent career-worst five interceptions against the New York Giants. Aik man also missed five games with in juries and was knocked out of three more, all in the first quarter. Yet Aikman was intrigued about coming back in 2001 in part because he wanted a full season of throwing to speedsters Joey Galloway and Raghib Ismail. Galloway suffered a season-ending knee injury in last sea son’s opener, and Ismail was later lost to a knee injury. Aikman came to Dallas in 1989 as the top overall choice in the draft and the team’s first pick under Jones and coach Jimmy Johnson. He was im mediately labeled the franchise's sav ior and, sure enough, helped the Cow boys once again become the NFL’s most loved and most loathed team. Aikman was the triggerman in an offense that also featured running back Emmitt Smith and receiver Michael Irvin. Known as the Triplets, the trio propelled Dallas to the top of the NFL three seasons after it was on the bottom. The Cowboys won an un precedented three Super Bowls in four years, including consecutive ti tles in 1992-93. Aikman was the MVP of the first one, a 52-17 victory over Buffalo. He later joined Joe Montana and Tpr- ry Bradshaw as the only quarter backs with at least three Super Bowl victories. Still, his numbers are impressive: 2,898-of-4,715 for 32,942 yards, 165 touchdowns and 141 interceptions. A strong-armed, accurate pass er, Aikman was often considered a “Robo-QB,” which was mostly a compliment but sometimes a com plaint. Coaches loved his precise, funda mental style, and he was at his best when the Cowboys were loaded with young players reaching their prime. As he and the team aged and rough times hit, some fans grumbled that Aikman was too rigid and lacked the playmaking ability of someone like Brett Favre. — Sports in Bri No. 5 Aggie men’s tennis squad slips b). The No. 5 Texas Ai 1 , tennis team came from; defeat the Kansas Jayf 3, in Lawrence on We: ! night. Despite losing thej, point, the Aggies battie. the singles matches to Jayhawk tennis squac learned earlier that the;; would be shut down. Kansas got on thebe- ly in the match whentf; doubles team compose: niors Dumitru Cara#; Shuon Madden was# Kansas’ junior Ro% garay and sophomore Magadan, 9-8. The Jayhawks sec doubles point in thesecc; bles contest, butthe% dem of senior Cody Hot/ junior Jarin Skube de;:. Kansas’ Alex Barragan; drew Metzler, 8-1. In singles play, the J took four of the six mat:; secure the victory over hawks. Madden, Skube, sop:: Ryan Newport and junior® From all recorded victone; their singles opponents The win improved the:, record to 10-2 on the yea- will take on No. 4 Texas: ian on Friday at 6 p.m, 313 S. COLLEGE 846-3343 MARCH MADNESS THURSDAY 300 Mixed Drinks $ 1 Longnecks from 8:30-10:30 Ladies 18 & up FREE ‘til 10:30 $ 1.50 Hurricanes ALL Night SATURDAY $ 1 Mixed Drinks $ 1 Longnecks from 8:00-11:00 Ladies 18 & up FREE ‘til 11:00 $ 1.50 Hurricanes ALL Night $ 1 Bar Drinks $ 1 Longnecks from 8:00-10:00 Ladies 18 & up FREE ‘til 10:00 Ladies 21 & up FREE ‘til 11:00 lodtiey Carrington coming March 21 st for private parties. Call for informations 846-1724 Vtesposisibly. 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