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                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, May 21, 1993                   TAG: 9305210296
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: ATLANTA                                LENGTH: Short

SANDERS MAY HAVE NEW CONTRACT

Two-sport star Deion Sanders and the Atlanta Braves apparently have agreed on a multiyear contract that would keep him with the Braves until the end of each season.

Braves general manager John Schuerholz said Thursday that Sanders and the Braves had reached an "understanding" on a contract. Earlier this year, Sanders rejected an $11 million, three-year offer, seeking about $1 million more over three years plus an option for 1996.

Sanders, who was placed on the disqualified list after failing to return to the Braves on April 29, a day after his father's funeral, is due to return before tonight's game at New York. He was reinstated Tuesday and joined minor-league workouts Wednesday at Atlanta's spring training camp in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Sanders, who has not been paid while on the disqualified list, had his contract renewed by the Braves in March for $1 million, but is not required to stay with the team past July 31 because of his commitment with the Atlanta Falcons as their cornerback. - Associated Press 


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