1.   Before Antoine Walker saw Pierce play, he speculated that the rookie would have a hard time starting.

2.   All rookies have to adjust in moving from college to the pros.

3.   All the three rookies have to do is make the final roster of their teams and join other father-son duos that have played in the NFL.

4.   Cardinals rookie Ankiel had a shocking attack of wildness in the playoffs that could sabotage a promising career.

5.   Few league rookies have had a book written about them before they take their first regular-season snap.

6.   Giants head coach Dan Reeves has said that he knows Toomer is talented, but that the rookie does not have a complete grasp of the offense.

7.   Has any Wall Street rookie ever had a season like Marc A. Kaufman is having?

8.   He also said that incoming rookies had no idea of the physical toll the NBA schedule would extract.

9.   Holmgren did a little more weeping when rookie backup Brock Huard took over with the second unit in the second half, but the tears had a different flavor.

10.   How often have you heard a coach say that a rookie has to get himself noticed by making something happen on special teams?