Ditka, Saints Busy

Thu., May 29, 1997

Compiled From Wire Services

The New Orleans Saints were further transformed into new coach Mike Ditka’s image when wide receivers Michael Haynes and Torrance Small were cut and four players, including receivers Andre Hastings and Randal Hill, agreed to terms.

The Saints also will sign cornerback Mickey Washington from the Jacksonville Jaguars and center Jerry Fontenot from the Chicago Bears.

A federal judge ordered the NFL to produce documents that the Oakland Raiders intend to use in their defense against a lawsuit filed by the league in 1995.

The NFL sued the Raiders over a failed plan to play in Oakland in 1994, when the Los Angeles Coliseum was badly damaged from the Northridge earthquake earlier that year, and over revenue-sharing discrepancies after the team moved to Oakland the following year.

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