1.   An injury to senior linebacker Cody Mortensen has prolonged the battle for the starting inside linebacker job.

2.   As a rookie, he won the starting weakside linebacker job before the team broke training camp.

3.   At this point of training camp, Jones was supposed to have played extensively in two preseason games and overtaken Kyle Clifton for the starting middle linebacker job.

4.   Brownlow does not figure to be added to the battle for the starting middle linebacker job, a duel between Robert Jones and Godfrey Myles.

5.   If third-round pick Morlon Greenwood from Syracuse can compete for the vacant strong-side linebacker job, the top of this draft was a strong one.

6.   Jimmy Johnson used one of his draft choices on little-known Zach Thomas, who quickly won the middle linebacker job that Cox held in the Miami scheme.

7.   Kenzi Ross and Harold Means remain in a battle for the middle linebacker job held by Anthony Simmons last season. . . .

8.   Now with corrected vision, Nguyen can set his sights on winning the starting middle linebacker job.

9.   The middle linebacker job vacated when Ken Norton departed for San Francisco remains very much vacant.

10.   Galyon then is expected to compete with Twan Russell and rookie Morlon Greenwood for the starting strong-side linebacker job.