PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : NFC : Baseball’s Jordan Calls on the Rams

One of the visitors at the St. Louis Rams’ training camp drew as much attention as the players on Tuesday.

St. Louis Cardinal outfielder Brian Jordan and his agent, Jim Steiner, visited the camp and had lunch with Ram General Manager Steve Ortmayer, adding to speculation that Jordan might return to football.

“The option is always open,” said Jordan, a strong safety for the Atlanta Falcons from 1989-1991.

Jordan gave up football in 1992 after signing a deal with the Cardinals. The contract prohibited him from playing football, but the baseball-only clause ends after this season.

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The 49ers hope to have top draft pick J.J. Stokes signed by today.

Tom Condon, the agent for the wide receiver drafted 10th out of UCLA, was meeting with Stokes in San Diego on Tuesday night and was due in Rocklin, Calif., today to resume negotiations with Clark.

The 49ers have offered Stokes either four- or five-year deals worth an average of $1.2 million or $1.3 million a year, respectively.

Meanwhile, Clark said the negotiations with unsigned defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield remain deadlocked.

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Second-round draft choice Ronald Davis, a defensive back from Tennessee, agreed to a three-year contract with the Atlanta Falcons.

Terms of the contract were not announced, but the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported the deal is worth $1.466 million. It includes a signing bonus of $500,000 and base salaries of $257,667 in 1995, $322,083 in 1996 and $386,500 in 1997, the newspaper said.

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Two of Arizona’s three 1995 Pro Bowl players missed practice on the first day of training camp.

The team said cornerback Aeneas Williams had a sore knee, and wide receiver Rob Moore was excused because of the birth of his first child.

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Nate Newton isn’t in the mood to discuss how he stayed out of the kitchen and dropped 40 pounds in roughly 40 days before training camp.

Dallas Coach Barry Switzer criticized Newton two months ago for ballooning to more than 385 pounds. Now, Newton is down to about 345, but he doesn’t want to talk about it.

“My name is Nate Newton. I’m an All-Pro guard with the Dallas Cowboys. I play excellent football. If you have any questions about that, ask,” Newton said.

“If you want to know about a fat farm, you have to go to California and find stars like Dom DeLuise.”