Monday, July 22, 1996
Irvin was in camp Sunday...Miami Dolphins'
camp
By DAVE GOLDBERG
AP Football Writer
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) - Michael Irvin was at an NFL camp Sunday.
It wasn't the Dallas Cowboys' camp, it was the Miami Dolphins,
where he arrived with an entourage the size of Riddick Bowe's
and got the attention that usually attends two other superstar
Michaels - Jordan and Jackson.
He also got a warm greeting from his old coach, Jimmy Johnson,
who embraced Irvin when a play ended near where the All-Pro wide
receiver was sitting.
"I didn't worry me that he was here," said Johnson,
who coached Irvin both in Dallas and at the University of Miami.
"He knows what I'm doing - he's written a couple of my chapters."
Irvin, who pleaded no contest last week to felony possession
of cocaine and was sentenced to four years' probation and 800
hours of community service, is home in Miami resting instead
of training with the Cowboys' in Austin, Texas. He is awaiting
word on NFL discipline, which is likely to include at least a
four-game suspension.
He sent word through Harvey Greene, the Dolphins' director of
public relations, that he would have nothing to say to the media.
He did, however, sign autographs for so many fans and created
such a crush in the grandstand adjoining the field that he was
moved by the Dolphins to a private area reserved for players'
families and guests.
After the scrimmage he chatted with some friends among the Dolphins,
including backup quarterback Bernie Kosar, a teammate both in
Dallas and Miami, and defensive back Robert Bailey, another former
Cowboy and Hurricane.
Johnson said he hadn't talked to Irvin for quite a while; didn't
know he was coming, and only knew he was present was when he
was told by trainer Kevin O'Neill, another former Cowboys employee.
"I care about the guy," Johnson said of Irvin. "It
has nothing to do with right or wrong."
Then he added:
"But I'm not here to talk about Michael Irvin. I'm here
to talk about my team."
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