61.  As a defensive player, you've got to love it.

62.  Fife, the Big Ten defensive player of the year, leaned, grabbed and eventually slowed Dixon for the first 12 minutes of the second half.

63.  Everyone knows what kind of offensive threat he is, but he's also a much better defensive player than people give him credit for."

64.  First off, many knowledgeable football people laughed about the selection of Sanders as last season's NFL defensive player of the year.

65.  First, Pierce Holt, at the time the 49ers' best defensive player, fled to Atlanta with a guaranteed contract.

66.  Fitch loves Outlaw _ his best defensive player _ and wants him back.

67.  Flambouyant cornerback Deion Sanders, the NFL's defensive player of the year, is one final step from winning his first Super Bowl and strutting his ultimate stuff.

68.  For a defensive player to consistently steal the attention in baseball is as rare as a player stealing home.

69.  For example, he said many defensive players were reluctant to practice after picture day was canceled because of rain recently.

70.  For this reason, he has instructed his defensive players not to tackle ball carriers in practice.