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Haley not happy

Dallas defensive end Charles Haley, known for disrupting offenses, caused a disruption in his own locker room Sunday, blasting coach Barry Switzer and threatening to leave the team.

Haley was benched for Dallas’ first several defensive series in a 34-24 victory over Green Bay and gave vent to an expletive-filled outburst afterward.

“All I ask for is a little respect. Just a little,” said Haley, whose similar snipes at San Francisco management led the 49ers to trade him to Dallas in 1992. “They can mess with my mind this year. They’ll never get me back in this uniform again.”

Haley’s frustration had been building since Monday, when Switzer criticized him and several other top defensive players for their lackluster performance in last weekend’s 24-21 loss to Washington.

Switzer, who last year reached out to Haley and even delivered medicine to his house when he was ill, apologized publicly later in the week, yet still kept Haley out of the game.

Haley made it clear he was not accepting Switzer’s apology.

“I don’t care what he tried to do,” Haley said. “He made it (the criticism) - don’t go back on it. He made it sincere. What’s he going to do, apologize sincere? I don’t play that.”

NFL and Nike sign deal

In the ongoing poker game between the National Football League and Jerry Jones, the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, the league has signed Nike to a five-year licensing deal valued at an estimated $200 million, one month after Jones signed Nike as his stadium’s sponsor.

Last month, the NFL was so irate over Jones’ Texas Stadium deals with Nike and Pepsi and his avowed objective to dismantling NFL Properties that it sued Jones in federal court for $300 million in damages.

For several months, the league has tried to make a Nike deal, a process that was derailed by Jones’ intervention. Although NFL Properties got Nike back to the negotiating table, its deal with Nike might have been larger if not for Jones.

Marino sets mark

Miami quarterback Dan Marino set an NFL record for pass completions Sunday - eclipsing the mark set by Fran Tarkenton during 18 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and New York Giants.

Marino hit Keith Byars for 6 yards for his 3,687th completion.

Local watch

Former Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe was 24 for 56 for 248 yards and threw for no touchdowns in the Patriots loss to Denver. New England fans booed in the second half when a Bledsoe commercial for McDonald’s was shown on the scoreboard screen.

Former Idaho and Central Valley kicker Mike Hollis kicked field goals of 53 and and 32 and converted two extra point attempts in Jacksonville’s win over Pittsburgh.

Former Washington State and Mead High kicker Jason Hanson kicked a 56-yard field goal and made four extra point attempts for the Lions in their win over Cleveland.

Monday night matchup

Kansas City (4-1) hosts San Diego (3-2) as both teams try to keep pace with AFC West leading Oakland (5-1).