Angelos Interested in Redskins

Baltimore Oriole owner Peter Angelos is looking at making a bid to purchase the Washington Redskins, the Washington Post reported today.

Angelos, reached at his Baltimore home by the Associated Press, did not deny the report. “I can’t comment on it really,” he said.

But later in the telephone interview he called the Redskins “a very interesting team, a strong franchise with a huge following by its fans. It’s a franchise that anybody would be interested having.”

Angelos would bid at least $450 million for the Redskins and their new Jack Kent Cooke Stadium in Laurel, Md., if he decides to make a formal bid, the Post quoted sources close to the situation as saying.

He has informed baseball Commissioner Bud Selig of his possible intent to purchase the NFL franchise and received Selig’s OK to move forward, the Post said.

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Houston businessman Robert McNair, competing with Los Angeles to get an expansion team in his city, says he may try to buy the Denver Broncos if a stadium referendum fails there Tuesday.

Houston television station KRIV reported Wednesday that McNair said he’d love to own “the Houston Broncos.” The same report was carried Thursday in both the Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post.

McNair could not be reached for comment. Bronco owner Pat Bowlen, however, said that he hasn’t discussed selling the Broncos to McNair.

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Redskin defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield will be out 2-4 weeks after he undergoes knee surgery Monday in Colorado, the team said. Stubblefield, the 1997 NFL defensive player of the year, twisted his knee Sunday while walking down some steps at home. . . . Linebacker Bryan Cox, signed as a free agent during the summer, received a contract extension from the New York Jets. Cox, 30, signed for $500,000 this season, will see his salary increased to $800,000 for this year. He will earn the same figure next year, plus a $600,000 signing bonus. . . . Warren Moon, who sat out two games because of broken ribs, will return as the Seattle Seahawks’ starting quarterback Sunday against Oakland at the Kingdome. . . . An MRI exam on Chicago Bear quarterback Erik Kramer’s right shoulder shows tendinitis and a possible partial tear in his rotator cuff, but there are no plans for surgery. . . . In a surprising move, the Philadelphia Eagles released 10-year veteran tight end Jimmie Johnson, 32, and signed rookie tight end Chris Fontenot.