61.   Before last season, the Panthers added veteran defensive linemen like Reggie White and Eric Swann.

62.   Before the defensive lineman jumped from high school to the NFL, he spent a season playing for the Bay State Titans and training under the tutelage of Boyle.

63.   Bernard Riley of Los Alamitos High School, considered the top defensive lineman in the nation by one recruiting service, gave an oral commitment to USC on Sunday.

64.   Besides, the team is basically down to six healthy defensive linemen, and they sometimes use six on goal line defense alone.

65.   Billy, a senior, is a second-team defensive lineman.

66.   Belichick, now the Jets assistant head coach, used Logan in his defensive linemen rotation.

67.   Belichick, the former Giants defensive coordinator, who was in the New York area Tuesday, met with free-agent defensive lineman Erik Howard.

68.   Beyond attacking quarterbacks, longevity is key for any defensive lineman.

69.   Both times Armstrong ended up blocking the safety while the back ended up whiffing on a defensive lineman.

70.   -- Detroit free- agent defensive lineman Kelvin Pritchett, who may be the hottest lineman on the market, visited the Giants on Tuesday.