PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : AROUND THE NFL : Duper Is Headed for Cincinnati

Mark Duper, the wide receiver who starred with the Miami Dolphins for 11 years, has agreed to play for the Cincinnati Bengals. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer and the Miami Herald, sources close to the negotiations say Duper has agreed to a one-year contract worth about $1 million.

Duper, who was waived Saturday, caught 511 passes for 8,869 yards and 59 touchdowns in 11 seasons in Miami.

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Free-agent quarterback Bubby Brister signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.

Brister is expected to fill the void at backup to Randall Cunningham created when Jim McMahon left the Eagles to sign with the Minnesota Vikings.

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Running back Ricky Watters, according to his agent, Blaine Pollock, is close to accepting the the San Francisco 49ers’ minimum contract offer so that he could become a restricted free agent in 1994. . . . Defensive end Bruce Smith ended his holdout and reported to the Buffalo Bills’ training camp, but said this might be his last season with the Bills. Smith, bitter over the absence of a new contract, is in the last year of a contract that pays him $1.6 million per year. He is seeking a deal that would pay him $4 million per year. . . . Cleveland fullback Kevin Mack retired after eight seasons with the Browns, leading the team in rushing in six of those eight seasons. He was waived by the Los Angeles Express of the USFL in 1985, and signed by the the Browns the next day. . . . Indianapolis quarterback Jeff George, seeking to renegotiate his contract, skipped camp for the fifth day. Fines against him now total $20,000.

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The Phoenix Cardinals have chosen not to offer a contract to quarterback Eduardo Gonzalez, who was hoping to become the first Mexican to play quarterback in the NFL.

Gonzalez, 28, who played eight years of semi-pro football in Mexico City, was granted a tryout after the Mexican consulate in Phoenix brought him to the Cardinals’ attention.

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Jesse Jackson wants racial discrimination claims against Flagstar Companies settled before the owners of the company based in Spartanburg, S.C., are eligible for an NFL franchise in Charlotte. Flagstar and its Denny’s subsidiary have lawsuits pending in several states accusing them of discriminating against black customers.