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To: Thomas M. who wrote (6016)	8/14/2001 4:13:33 PM
From: DSPetry	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 45639

Its gonna be a long next few years in big "D"... Banks Cut by Cowboys By JAIME ARON AP Sports Writer Tuesday August 14, 2001 12:08 PM OXNARD, Calif. (AP) - Tony Banks, signed to be Troy Aikman's temporary replacement as the Dallas Cowboys' starting quarterback, was released Tuesday after throwing for just 54 yards in the first two exhibition games. The move came one day after Cowboys officials said the starting quarterback job was up for grabs. Banks, who also lost starting jobs in St. Louis and Baltimore, was told he'd be the opening day starter when he was signed in March and had his status reaffirmed after Quincy Carter was Dallas' top draft pick in April. The salary cap-strapped Cowboys signed Banks to only a $500,000, one-year contract with no signing bonus, a huge bargain for an NFL starting quarterback considering that it's just $23,000 a year above the veteran minimum Banks was willing to take it for the chance to prove himself and hopefully cash in through free agency next season. Banks' lock on the job appeared to be slipping Monday, when owner Jerry Jones and coach Dave Campo said for the first time they were evaluating all three of their quarterbacks. "That's news to me," Banks said Monday after the first practice since training camp moved to California. Banks went out to practice Tuesday morning but left the field before the workout began. Neither he nor team officials were immediately available for comment. Carter, whom Jones has called the team's quarterback of the future, will likely move up to first team. Anthony Wright, started the final two games last season, becomes the second stringer and Clint Stoerner will get more action, too. There are no other quarterbacks in camp. Banks first irked coaches by missing a few days of a minicamp while moving. He also didn't spend as much time around the team's headquarters between minicamps as the team would've liked. His performance through two preseason games has been an unimpressive 6-of-14 for 54 yards. But he also hasn't been surrounded by the four best skill-position players - Emmitt Smith, Joey Galloway, Raghib Ismail and Jackie Harris - and he's played only a few series in each game. Carter went 9-of-15 for 167 yards and two touchdowns against Oakland in his debut. He was a mediocre 6-of-11 for 48 yards last Saturday against Denver, although he did lead Dallas within field-goal range twice. Wright has become somewhat of an afterthought. Playing with the third team in the two preseason games, he's 11-of-23 for 100 yards.