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Generals deny R. White offer ‘By Gary Myers Staff Writer of The News A top New Jersey Generals official said Tuesday that no offer has been made to Randy White and he accused agent Howard Slusher of using the Un- ited States Football League team to drive up the price of his clients. “Nobody in our organization has made an offer to Randy,” said Jim Gould, the Generals executive vice-president and assistant to owner Donald Trump. “Howard Slusher has done this every- where in the country. I have no respect for the guy. I think he’s trying to use us, but he’s not having success. We better not find him misrepresenting Donald Trump again. “We are not in the habit of making offers and then having them negotiate with other teams. We've never expressed an interest in Randy. And-we won't nego- tiate with Randy through Howard. Randy White . . . 1984 will be his option year with the Cowboys. Slusher approached us with Randy part of his package. We just listened. He men- tioned numbers. We never made an of- fer.” A published report Tuesday indicated Trump, who is worth $200 million, of- Please see GENERALS on Page SB. Generals deny offer to R. White Continued from Page 1B. fered White a $400,000 signing bonus and a salary of $700,000. White's contract with the Cowboys expires on Feb. 1, 1985. “If Randy can get that, God bless him,” Gould said. “But he’s not getting it from us. It’s totally off the wall. Donald Trump is tired of reading state- ments that are not factual.” White was fishing Tuesday and not available for comment. Slusher failed to return phone calls. Three weeks ago, Slusher went to New York and approached Trump with a list of 119 players he represents. He brought up the idea of sell- ing Trump an 8&player package, which included White, Raiders quarterback Marc Wilson, holdout defensive backs Mike Haynes, Gary Barbaro and Jeris White and San Diego tight end Kellen Winslow. Slusher doesn't even represent Winslow, but told Trump he was close with Winslow's agent, Jim Steiner, and could deliver Winslow to the Generals. A few days later, the Raiders, who had just named Wilson as their starting quarterback, signed him to a 5-year, $4 million contract. “Slusher played Al Davis like a drum,” Trump said on national television. He denied making an of- fer to Wilson. “Apy club (official) dumb enough to pay that kind of money on the basis of Slusher’s word is an idiot,” Gould said “We don't think Slusher con- trived the situation for the purpose of getting a better deal from us,” said Al LoCasale, the Raiders exec- utive assistant. “We thought they (the Generals) were clear and pres- ent competition and a situation that needed to be answered. No, I don’t think we panicked.” LoCasale said he thought Trump denied interest in Wilson to save face after making a bonafide offer that was rejected. He suggested that perhaps he won't admit to making an offer to White to avoid getting burned if he can't sign him. “I'm surprised Al would say that,” Gould said. “Honest to God. we never made an offer to Marc and never discussed an ‘offer for Randy. Donald Trump does have an interest in a lot of people. He has the world at his feet — although it is expensive.” White's USFL rights belong to the Washington Federals, which doesn't eliminate the Generals rom making a bid. Cowboys presi- dent Tex Schramm said Tuesday he doesn’t think he will lose White but will not destroy the team's salary structure to keep him. White. who signed in 1980, is making $300,000 and the 1984 sea- son will be his option year. Danny White is the highest-paid Cowboy. making $550,000. He signed a new contract Sept. 7. “I won't get into a bidding war,” said Schramm. “I’m not going to get carried away because of a supposed offer by the USFL. The USFL can’t afford to pay our salaries, not to mention more than we pay. They might have a lot of money, but they don't like to lose it any more than anybody else. If they do, then it’s just self-defeating.” Of perhaps more immediate con- cern 10 the Cowboys is the situa- tion with defensive tackle Don Smerek, whose lawyer, Spencer Kopf, has had extensive talks with the Michigan Panthers. The Panth- ers recently acquired Smerek’s rights from the expansion San An- tonio Gunslingers, Smerek at- tended a game in Michigan in the spring and has received a very at- tractive offer. Kopf also had nu- merous discussions with the Panth- ers on behalf of Larry Bethea and with several USFL teams regarding Mike Hegman. Smerek, Bethea and Hegman are in their options years and eligible to become free agents Feb. 1 and play in the USFL's sec- ond season, which begins in March. “I have no comment at all.” Schramm said.

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