21.   Andy McCullough, a seventh-round draft pick of the New Orleans Saints, waived Sunday, is expected to sign with the Miami Dolphins practice squad today.

22.   And two years after the Dolphins made him a sixth-round draft pick out of Notre Dame, he was starting to look like a steal.

23.   Another high first-round draft pick, Dennis Hopson, quickly became a spectacular bust.

24.   Any attempt to sway Van Gundy toward the Meadowlands would most likely involve a concession of draft picks and cash shipped to the Knicks.

25.   And who knows how the draft picks will turn out?

26.   Another top draft pick, defensive end Jeff Lageman, was lost to the free-agent market.

27.   And, he said, that influenced their decision to trade Hugh Douglas to the Philadelphia Eagles for draft picks in the second and fifth rounds.

28.   Armstead, in his fourth year, was an eighth-round draft pick out of the University of Miami.

29.   Any teams signing a free agent who has been offered salary arbitration will lose draft picks as compensation.

30.   As a restricted free agent, Buffalo could have matched any offers other teams made for him or received draft picks as compensation.