1.   Former Cardinals offensive lineman Bernard Dafney signed with Pittsburgh.

2.   At a football game last September, I sat in a stadium watching two teams representing schools both presidented by two former linemen.

3.   At Nebraska, assistant athletic director Boyd Epley said former offensive lineman Rod Horn earned a place in Cornhuskers history for his eating habits alone.

4.   After four years of waiting, the former defensive lineman started the first time for the Eagles at right guard against Georgia Tech.

5.   Brian Baldinger, a former offensive lineman, scored drugs through a pharmacist who also dispensed to his teammates.

6.   But the former Arizona Cardinals lineman could be sent back to Cuba, deported after serving time for his most recent drug charge.

7.   Cancer brought down former Raiders lineman Lyle Alzado, and in his last months he said steroid use was probably to blame for his impending death.

8.   Dimel is a former offensive lineman, like earlier UH coaches Bill Yeoman and Helton.

9.   For those who missed that one, the aggrieved is former lineman Roosevelt Wagner, whom Perles dismissed from the team last year.

10.   Former Cowboys offensive lineman Nate Newton on Wednesday pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges.