ELWAY GETS 4 MORE YEARS WITH BRONCOS

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, March 9, 1993                   TAG: 9303090124
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B1   EDITION: STATE 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: DENVER                                LENGTH: Short
ELWAY GETS 4 MORE YEARS WITH BRONCOS
John Elway is getting four more years to win a Super Bowl for the Denver Broncos, who gave him a reported $20 million Monday to lead them to that elusive championship.
The deal, reported by two Denver TV stations, would make Elway the NFL's highest-paid player, passing Miami's Dan Marino, who last year signed a five-year, $22 million contract.
Elway has led Denver to the Super Bowl three times, but the Broncos never came close to winning it in 1987, 1988 or 1990.
"This contract places John among the top in the NFL salary structure of quarterbacks," said owner Pat Bowlen. "John has earned every penny involved."
While contract terms were not released, Denver television reports said the contract that will take Elway through 1996, his 14th year with Denver, was worth about $20 million.
Elway was the first pick in the 1983 draft, by Baltimore. He refused to sign with them and was traded to Denver. He has led Denver to three victories in four AFC Championship games, five AFC West titles and six playoff berths. Elway may be best known for those three Super Bowl failures, all lopsided defeats - 39-20 to the Giants in 1987, 42-10 to Washington in 1988, and 55-10 to San Francisco in 1990.
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by Archana Subramaniam by CNB