1.  Miami released Fred Barnett, a week after the veteran wide receiver lost his starting job.

2.  The Hurricanes kept Covington, and he is a strong contender for the starting job.

3.  Allan Houston, the man who took his starting job this season, said.

4.  Although he currently has a starting job, Garmon has no guarantees.

5.  Although the Kings controlled the tempo, Storr flourished when challenged, playing the way the club hoped when it handed him the starting job this season.

6.  Among the four quarterbacks competing for the starting job, junior Josh Fiske holds the edge in experience, but Brady has played the best.

7.  Among them, Gus Frerrote in Washington and Scott Mitchell in Detroit lost their starting jobs after one and two weeks worth of games, respectively.

8.  And it cost him his starting job for a time this season.

9.  And he pulled off the impossible, landing Corey Maggette without the bait of a starting job.

10.  And Marcus Coleman was installed at right cornerback for Ray Mickens, who was ready to return from a quadriceps injury but will not regain his starting job.