Jaworski Leaves Unsigned After Raider Workout

Into an already uncertain Raider quarterback situation popped another prospect, Ron Jaworski, the 36-year-old former Philadelphia Eagle, who flew all the way from the East Coast for a workout with Coach Tom Flores and a chat with Al Davis Monday.

The result? The Raiders say they won’t decide anything until after next Tuesday’s draft.

“My original thought, I hoped to get it done (sign with a new team) as soon as possible,” Jaworski said at the Raider offices after the workout. “Not from a football standpoint but for my family. I want to know where I’m going to be.

“But the more people I talk to around the league, the more I’m becoming aware that it’s best to be patient, to let people have their staff meetings, their scouting meetings.”

The tryout shows just how fluid the Raider quarterback spot remains.

Rusty Hilger is still thought to be No. 1, although the Raiders haven’t made it official. Marc Wilson is thought to be on the trading block, the consensus around the league being that something is possible as long as Davis is willing to eat $600,000 of that guaranteed $1-million contract. Jim Plunkett’s right rotator cuff surgery may have been termed minor, but he can’t start throwing for another month.

If the Raiders were to sign Jaworski, it would probably sound the death knell in silver and black for Wilson, Plunkett or both. It is unlikely that the Raiders are contemplating paying in the $200,000-$300,000 range--which is what Jaworski will be asking--for a No. 3 quarterback.

Are the Raiders looking elsewhere, too?

For sure. Other names being heard include:

--Doug Williams, the Redskin backup. The Raiders could have pursued him a year ago, when he was a free agent but passed, probably because they were committed to Wilson. Williams is reportedly available but at a price the Raiders think too high.

--Kelly Stouffer, a big, raw prospect now at Colorado State, whom several draft “experts” and the occasional NFL personnel director say the Raiders could take on the first round. Flores worked him out personally in Fort Collins, Colo., and says he has an “excellent arm.”

Raider officials have suggested that their interest in Jaworski is primarily as a backup. Jaworski’s one condition, however, is that he be given a chance at the No. 1 spot.

“When I talked to Coach Coury (Dick Coury, the Rams’ quarterback coach), he asked if I’d be interested in being a backup. I said, ‘Coach, I’m thankful for your interest and I understand your commitment to Jim Everett, but I want a chance.’ ”

And what had Davis told Jaworski?

“He said they’re still considering all their options,” Jaworski said. “They’re going to do that until after the draft.”

The Raiders aren’t the only bidder. The San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers also are interested in Jaworski, who has tryouts in San Diego and Seattle scheduled later this week.

And if Jaworski were to get a solid offer before the draft?

“I don’t think we would be pressured by something like that,” Flores said. “We would hope Ron will wait to weigh all his options.”

Would an offer in the interim be a problem for Jaworski?

“Certainly,” he said. “That would be a problem.”

The San Diego Chargers signed Jack Squirek, a star in Super Bowl XVIII, a free-agent linebacker who was released last year by the Raiders. In January of 1984, Squirek intercepted a pass by Joe Theismann and returned it five yards for a touchdown to give the Raiders an 18-point lead with seven seconds left in the half. The Raiders went on to beat the Washington Redskins, 38-9.