11.   Afterward, coach Herman Edwards said the Jets will wait until teams cut players this weekend to search for another nose tackle.

12.   Against Kansas City, massive nose tackle Tony Siragusa was sidelined with the flu, but Ellis Johnson filled in nicely.

13.   Agnew, the defensive left tackle, often acts as a nose tackle.

14.   Also signed was Andre Purvis, a nose tackle from the University of North Carolina.

15.   But if one lineman can hold off the nose tackle, other linemen can block linebackers.

16.   Casillas starred at nose tackle for the Falcons and was traded to the Cowboys following a salary dispute.

17.   Chad Hennings will line up as the nose tackle.

18.   Clanton soon committed and is now a nose tackle with the Cornhuskers.

19.   Ditto for nose tackle Chad Eaton.

20.   Ferguson, who will be sharing nose tackle with the experienced Ernie Logan, is the last player the Jets drafted.