Young’s Status Is Now Probable

Although Steve Young’s bruised ribs were still aching, the injury probably won’t keep him out of the lineup Saturday when the San Francisco 49ers play the Packers at Green Bay. Coach George Seifert said that Young’s status, listed as questionable after Sunday’s 14-0 victory over Philadelphia, was being upgraded to probable.

Right guard Chris Dalman, who suffered a sprained left ankle against Philadelphia, has also been upgraded from questionable to probable.

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Coach Ray Rhodes insists he will have more input in the Philadelphia Eagles’ personnel decisions next season. “It’s my butt on the line,” he said. Personnel decisions have been made by consensus, with the opinions of Rhodes and director of football operations Dick Daniels having the most weight.

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The Dallas Cowboys aren’t fooled by Carolina’s expansion label. “We don’t think of them as an expansion team,” Cowboy Coach Barry Switzer said. “They’ve beaten San Francisco three out of the last four times they’ve played them.”