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PRO FOOTBALL / DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Falcons’ Rison Unhappy Camper

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Associated Press

Wide receiver Andre Rison of the Atlanta Falcons says he is tired of playing second fiddle to two-sport star Deion Sanders.

“They offer Deion a million-dollar bonus just to come in (to training camp). How do you think that makes me feel?” Rison said.

“He’s already got a contract, too, just like me. Deep down, they know that if Deion doesn’t show up, we’ll still win. But I’ll tell you what: If I’m not there, they won’t win. I bring a lot of spirit to that team. The team won’t be the same without me. Just ask the players.”

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Rison has threatened to stay out of training camp unless the Falcons agree to renegotiate his contract. Rison, who caught 81 passes for 976 yards and 12 touchdowns last season, is scheduled to earn a base salary of $375,000 this season.

Quarterback Warren Moon of the Houston Oilers ended a 10-hour holdout and reported for the first veterans’ workout, setting aside a year-old contract dispute.

“If I was just going to play on the team, it would be easy for me to sit home and take care of my own personal stuff,” Moon said after arriving around 5 a.m. “But I am a lot more important to the team than this individual stuff.

“I wrestled with it a long time, and it all boils down to what I feel is in the best interest for everyone. I’m still in limbo and I don’t like the feeling, but I thought it was important that I get out on the field.”

Moon and the Oilers have been at odds over $800,000 the quarterback says the team owes him from a performance clause in his 1990 contract. The team figured Moon’s bonus at $1.5 million and paid him that much, but the player and his agent say the total should have been $2.3 million.

Joe Montana was given the day off from throwing as part of a regimen designed to prevent him from overworking his twice-repaired passing arm.

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Montana, 36, sat out all of last season because of a torn right elbow tendon.

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