PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Beuerlein's Status Remains Unclear

By CHRIS DUFRESNE

Aug. 25, 1991 12 AM PT

Quarterback Steve Beuerlein won the statistical battle to be the Raiders’ No. 2 quarterback, but he doesn’t appear to be a lock for the job come Monday, when final rosters are determined.

Beuerlein didn’t play in Friday’s final exhibition against the San Diego Chargers and has been running third-team all summer behind Vince Evans, leading to more trade speculation.

The Dallas Cowboys, who almost landed Beuerlein in an off-season trade, are reportedly interested again, and the Phoenix Cardinals need to replace starter Timm Rosenbach, who said Saturday that he will undergo knee surgery and sit out the season.

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Chris Dufresne

Chris Dufresne was the Los Angeles Times’ national college football/basketball columnist from 1995 to 2015. He also covered skiing at the Winter Olympics and wrote extensively on most sports. He is a multiple national award winner and was named 2011 California Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportswriters and Sportscasters Assn. A Los Angeles native, he started at The Times in 1976 as a truck loader and literally worked his way up (two floors to be exact).

PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : RAIDERS : Beuerlein’s Status Remains Unclear

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