Life with Deion

WHEN BASEBALL WENT OUT ON STRIKE, SANDERS WAS BATTING .283 WITH 38 STOLEN BASES FOR THE CINCINNATI REDS.

HE JOINED THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS THREE WEEKS INTO THE SEASON AND ALREADY HAS TWO INTERCAPTIONS AND TWO TDS.

AFTER HIS BATTLE ON OCTOBER 16 WITH ANDRE RISON OF THE ATLANTA FALCONS, WE WONDER WHETHER DEION MAY NOW BE CONSIDERING A CAREER IN BOXING.

THREE ILLUSTRATIONS

ROBERT GROSSMAN

They Said It

"I can't tackle Barry Sanders, and I don't think Jimmy Johnson could either."—New Dallas coach Barry Switzer after Sanders rushed for 194 yards in a Detroit win.