During his six years with the Cowboys,
his teammates called him Mr. Clutch
when a first down was needed.
Number twenty six, Preston Pearson would
often get the call.
His final game may have been on January
11th in Philadelphia at age 36,
with 14 years in the NFL.
Preston Pearson is a player without a
team.
Pearson wants to play with the Cowboys
again next season, but the feeling is
not mutual.
They have expressed to me that if they
can find the personnel
that they want to feel certain
positions on the team,
then the likelihood of
them inviting me back is very,
very slim. And I've told them
that I want to play with the Cowboys.
I've told them this early because I want
them to know.
And I've also told them that as far
as the contract goes, I'm
very, very open with that.
All I want there is some respect,
and I'm not asking for a lot of that.
Just to come back and be able to knock
the Eagles off to
represent the NFC
in the Super Bowl would be
good for me.
I think that I can help the team I think
I produced last year and two years in the
past, and I think I can in the future.
If Preston Pearson's future does not
include playing football, it's not likely
that he'll go broke.
He's the president of his own company and
recently was the subject of an article in
a national business magazine.
More on that tonight during our Six
O'clock Sport segment.
Stan Radford, Channel 5 Action
Sports, Dallas.