PRO FOOTBALL / BILL PLASCHKE : NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

WE RESOLVE NEVER TO BELIEVE IN FIVE-YEAR, $5-MILLION CONTRACTS: Despite Jimmy Johnson’s ironclad pact with owner Jerry Jones, sources say the Dallas Cowboys’ coach will be contacted by the Jacksonville Jaguars after the season in hopes of tempting him back to his favorite state.

“It is no secret that Jimmy and Jerry do not get along, and that Jimmy wants to coach in Florida again,” said one source close to the situation. “Rumors are sure to be flying. We’ll have to wait and see.”

There is a feeling that if Johnson wins another Super Bowl, he will want to move to a place where he can start from scratch and run the entire show as coach and general manager.

However, Deron Cherry, part-owner of the Jaguars, wonders if one man can do it all.

“The league is getting to the point where it is hard to handle both of those roles and still get the contract situations worked out,” Cherry said. “We may be talking about two people here.”

WE RESOLVE TO ALWAYS WEAR OUR LONGJOHNS: Don’t laugh when watching fans cavorting bare-chested through the stands in sub-zero temperatures during January playoff games.

You may be watching somebody about to die.

“Certainly, with exposure of that kind for any length of time, a life is in danger,” said Dr. Robert Stevens, a family physician in Green Bay. “Hypothermia is sure to set in, particularly if the person is exposed during an entire football game.”

Stevens, however, said it is perfectly acceptable for clothed fans to sit through a three-hour game in the same weather.

“As long as you layer your clothes--and protect your nose, fingers, ears, cheeks and chin--you will be fine,” he said.

Stevens said smart fans put vaseline on their faces to keep the cold air from burning their skin. And even smarter fans don’t drink.

“Alcohol dulls your senses to where you don’t notice things like your ears hurting,” he said. “And without alcohol, you are less likely to take off your shirt when the TV cameras are on you.”

WE RESOLVE TO WORK UNTIL QUITTING TIME: Besides all the usual gripes, the biggest question involving the Pro Bowl selections is this: Will Troy Aikman stay for the whole game this time?

“This time we will padlock him to the bench,” said Leigh Steinberg, the Cowboy quarterback’s agent. “This time, we plan to hire Mr. T to keep him there.”

Last season, Aikman left the Honolulu game at halftime without informing anybody and was fined $10,000.

WE RESOLVE TO WATCH OUR WEIGHT: How bad is it going for the New Orleans Saints? In early December, a truck pulled up to the Saints’ headquarters and unloaded 100 cases of chocolate-covered raisins containing more than 120,000 goodies.

No sooner had employees started digging in when they realized the cases had been sent to the wrong address. They eventually returned the delivery . . . minus one case.