The Bears continued efforts to trade quarterback Cade McNown onTuesday, phoning Dallas owner Jerry Jones shortly after the Cowboysreleased Tony Banks, according to league sources. But Jones rejecteda proposal and is content to stick with rookie Quincy Carter.
The sources said Jones, who also serves as the Cowboys' generalmanger, is so convinced that Carter will pan out that he doesn't wanta "name'' player like McNown to be a rallying point for fans shouldthe rookie struggle. Banks, who signed a one-year, $500,000 deal inthe offseason, was regarded as a transitional starter after 11 yearsof Troy Aikman and was not in the team's long-term plan.
McNown, who comes with a cap-friendly base salary of $389,000,would be a cheaper option, but he is now regarded as a developmentalplayer.
The Washington Post reported that the Redskins rejected a proposedtrade Monday. A league source said Bears general manager Jerry Angelois reluctant to trade McNown to an NFC Central team and rebuffedinterest from the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. That wouldleave Kansas City and Miami in the mix, but the Dolphins are withouttwo picks in next year's draft, their second- and sixth-roundselections. They likely would offer the Bears a conditional seventh-round pick that would be no more than a fifth-rounder.
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