BROWNS BIDDER DOESN'T OFFER ENOUGH MUR-DOUGH TO ENTICE KOSAR

          Former Browns QB Bernie Kosar and Browns ownership
     candidate Thomas Murdough "are headed for an amicable
     parting" after Kosar "rejected an offer by Murdough" to join
     his proposed organization, according to Tony Grossi of the
     Cleveland PLAIN DEALER.  If Murdough's Browns bid is
     successful, Kosar "probably would have held the title of
     assistant to the president."  However, the proposed
     compensation "wasn't enough" to convince Kosar to leave his
     current position and relocate from South FL to Cleveland. 
     Murdough, after attempting to convince Kosar to join his
     group "for months," is now "moving forward" and "will offer
     the position to another candidate."  As for Kosar's future,
     Grossi wrote that he could either "walk away from the
     project entirely ... pursue putting together his own
     ownership group," or "he still could surface after an owner
     is selected by the NFL" (Cleveland PLAIN DEALER, 6/28).