Steve Walsh

Quarterback Steve Walsh said today he will turn pro and skip his final year of eligibility at the University of Miami "with an undescribable feeling of satisfaction." Walsh said he had nearly accomplished his goals to win a national championship, "become the best player I could be" and obtain a finance degree, so "I feel right now is the best opportunity for me to move on." He said he has not heard from any teams and has not picked an agent yet.

Steve Walsh, who didn't throw a pass for the Chicago Bears last season after leading them to the playoffs in 1994, will get a chance to throw for the St. Louis Rams, who signed him Wednesday after looking at such free agents as Steve Beuerlein, Randall Cunningham and David Klingler. The Rams are seeking a replacement for Chris Miller, who will sit out the 1996 season after a series of concussions. Mark Rypien also will compete for the job.

New Orleans Saint Coach Jim Mora went to his bullpen Sunday, and Steve Walsh, backup quarterback and long-relief specialist, responded with another strong performance. Two weeks ago, Mora told Walsh about a half hour before a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that he would be starting in place of Bobby Hebert, and Walsh led the Saints to a 23-7 victory.

During a recent training camp lunch in Platteville, Wis., Steve Walsh was sitting at a half-empty table when fellow quarterback Erik Kramer walked over with a tray of food. And kept walking. Not only did Kramer not sit with Walsh, he didn't even look at him. Such is life these days with the Chicago Bears. As expected, it was announced Tuesday that Kramer will be the Bears' opening-day starter Sept. 3, and that Walsh will be his backup.

The New Orleans Saints' trade for quarterback Steve Walsh is looking better and better. Walsh, acquired in September from Dallas, connected with Eric Martin on a six-yard touchdown pass play with 2:10 left Sunday to lift the Saints to a 10-7 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The Saints improved to 5-6. The Falcons are 3-8. "Thank God that games are four quarters long and last 60 minutes, because it was a nightmare before that," said Walsh, who completed 22 of 37 passes for 181 yards.

The Dallas Cowboys drafted University of Miami quarterback Steve Walsh with the second choice in the first round of the National Football League supplemental draft Friday, giving up their first-round selection in the regular 1990 draft to get him. Atlanta had the first pick after a lottery was conducted, but passed.

The team that wasn't supposed to be here stunned the quarterback who was supposed to go so much further. Steve Walsh led a precise offense with two touchdown passes Sunday and the Chicago Bears forced four turnovers in a shocking 35-18 victory over Minnesota, continuing the postseason futility of the Vikings and Warren Moon. Few people expected the Bears to reach the playoffs when the season began.

The Chicago Bears have switched quarterbacks. Steve Walsh will start and Erik Kramer will sit. "I think Steve has earned an opportunity to start," Coach Dave Wannstedt said. The Bears, 4-4 after a two-game losing streak, play at Tampa Bay Sunday. Kramer, given a three-year, $8.1-million contract, was 1-4 as a starter. . . .

New Orleans Saint Coach Jim Mora went to his bullpen Sunday, and Steve Walsh, backup quarterback and long-relief specialist, responded with another strong performance. Two weeks ago, Mora told Walsh about a half hour before a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that he would be starting in place of Bobby Hebert, and Walsh led the Saints to a 23-7 victory.

Steve Walsh turned a rough beginning into a starring role in his first start of the season. He converted key third-down plays on three scoring drives and passed for a fourth-quarter touchdown that helped seal a 23-7 victory for the New Orleans Saints over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. Walsh started in place of Bobby Hebert, who has a bruised right shoulder, and completed 19 of 31 passes for 205 yards and a touchdown to help the Saints improve to 7-0. The Buccaneers fell to 1-6.

It had been hyped as a grudge match between former teammates-turned-rivals, but last Sunday's New Orleans Saints-Dallas Cowboys game was really no more than Buster Douglas-Evander Holyfield. One guy just wasn't prepared. Troy Aikman, the Cowboy quarterback who had kept Steve Walsh on the bench in Dallas, was making his 24th start and running an offensive system he had studied for two years. Walsh, traded Sept.

The New Orleans Saints' trade for quarterback Steve Walsh is looking better and better. Walsh, acquired in September from Dallas, connected with Eric Martin on a six-yard touchdown pass play with 2:10 left Sunday to lift the Saints to a 10-7 victory over the Atlanta Falcons. The Saints improved to 5-6. The Falcons are 3-8. "Thank God that games are four quarters long and last 60 minutes, because it was a nightmare before that," said Walsh, who completed 22 of 37 passes for 181 yards.

The Dallas Cowboys came to terms with holdout quarterback Steve Walsh Friday for a total package of $4.1 million over four years, Coach Jimmy Johnson said. Walsh, who decided to pass up his senior year at the University of Miami to enter the National Football League's supplemental draft, will join the Cowboys in Thousand Oaks today. The Cowboys already have quarterback Troy Aikman of UCLA, the No.

The Chicago Bears have switched quarterbacks. Steve Walsh will start and Erik Kramer will sit. "I think Steve has earned an opportunity to start," Coach Dave Wannstedt said. The Bears, 4-4 after a two-game losing streak, play at Tampa Bay Sunday. Kramer, given a three-year, $8.1-million contract, was 1-4 as a starter. . . .

Steve Walsh got his initiation rite as a starting quarterback from the Houston Oilers. Walsh, who came off the bench last week and led New Orleans to victory in his first game with the Saints, passed for 292 yards but was harried all game Sunday by the Oilers, who ended up with a 23-10 victory. Houston (4-3) sacked Walsh four times, forced a fumble and made an interception after the quarterback had taken the Saints (2-4) to an early 3-0 lead.