31.   Biekert, the inexperienced second-year player given a chance at middle linebacker after Kelly was released, was in on two tackles, including one solo.

32.   -- A middle linebacker situation in which veteran Kyle Clifton makes smart plays and refuses to cede his position to the younger, faster Marvin Jones.

33.   -- MARVIN JONES continues to work at back-up middle linebacker despite suffering tendinitis in his left hip.

34.   -- Lost in the hoopla of beating BUDDY RYAN and the Phoenix Cardinals last week was how well middle linebacker CARLTON BAILEY played.

35.   - Jamir Miller is going to have to learn the nuances of playing middle linebacker in a hurry.

36.   -- The Jets practiced without a middle linebacker.

37.   -- The Jets are listing middle linebacker MARVIN JONES as doubtful with an injury to his right ankle.

38.   ------ The Patriots signed backup middle linebacker Marty Moore, also a top special teams player, to a one-year deal Friday.

39.   A high school football star, it took him three years to crack the starting lineup at Grambling as a middle linebacker.

40.   A pretty good middle linebacker.