PRO FOOTBALL DAILY REPORT : Ex-Record Setter Signed by Steelers

Chris George, a former Glenville State receiver who broke many of Jerry Rice’s collegiate records, signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ practice squad Tuesday.

George replaces Corey Holliday, who was promoted to the Steelers’ active roster two weeks ago.

George, who once caught 23 passes in a game at Division II Glenville State, is the only receiver in NCAA history to make more than 400 career receptions. Among his NCAA records are those for career and single-season receptions.

Meanwhile, the Steelers, who play the Buffalo Bills in an AFC divisional playoff Saturday, went indoors on a rainy day to practice in their 60-yard weatherized bubble at Duquesne University.

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An assault charge against Kansas City Chief cornerback Dale Carter was dismissed at the request of the victim in Kansas City.

In a letter to city prosecutor Roger Potter, the victim’s attorney, Bryan Round, said his client had not asked for charges to be filed and did not want to prosecute Carter.

“She didn’t want to pursue charges in the first place,” Round said.

Carter was arrested on a municipal assault warrant Sunday night during a traffic stop.

The warrant came from an Oct. 7, 1995, incident at a Kansas City hotel. A woman told police she and a male friend were in a hotel room about 3 a.m. when Carter and two other people arrived. She told police when she asked Carter and his friends to leave, Carter threw a pizza at her and shoved her.

Carter was convicted earlier in 1995 of assaulting a man in another Kansas City hotel in 1994. He was given a 180-day suspended sentence and placed on two years of probation.

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Fans intent on thwarting the Cleveland Browns’ plan to move to Baltimore rallied, promising to take their case to the streets and to cyberspace before NFL owners meet Jan. 17.

At a “Two-Minute Warning” rally Tuesday, Mayor Michael White and the Save Our Browns Committee asked fans to help get the word to NFL owners before the meeting, where they may vote on the deal struck between Browns owner Art Modell and Baltimore.

“We have a message for the NFL,” White said at the rally. “You ain’t seen nothing yet . . . We are going to deliver a message that the Cleveland Browns belong to Cleveland.”

White will lead a delegation to Atlanta for a meeting Thursday with NFL owners’ finance and stadium committees.