1.   And poor Roshaun Matthews, a rookie defensive end who surely wanted to go AWOL forever without cameras tracking him like smart bombs.

2.   At some point, Jets rookie defensive end Hugh Douglas will meet up with Bledsoe this afternoon.

3.   Before Moss was at Marshall, he was enrolled for about a year at Florida State, where Cardinals rookie defensive end Andre Wadsworth was one of his teammates.

4.   A fast, ferocious defense has been their calling card, with rookie Pro Bowl end Jevon Kearse and veteran strong safety Blaine Bishop leading the charge.

5.   Coach Dan Reeves is familiar with San Francisco rookie defensive end Andre Carter, and not just from film.

6.   Cowboys coach Chan Gailey said the Cowboys were afforded the luxury of moving Spellman because of the progress of rookie defensive ends Ebenezer Ekuban and Peppi Zellner.

7.   Cowboys rookie defensive end Greg Ellis said he has learned more about football the past seven months than he did in four years of college.

8.   Grant Williams started in place of Matt Light at left tackle and surrendered two sacks to rookie defensive end Aaron Schobel.

9.   He was sacked five times, twice by rookie defensive end Aaron Schobel, who got the best of New England rookie left tackle Matt Light.

10.   In rookie defensive end Greg Ellis, new coach Chan Gailey hopes he has the next Charles Haley, or even the next Jim Jeffcoat.