81.  FSU recruits speedy defensive players, and that hasn't changed.

82.  Giants defensive players and his coaches said Wednesday that Buckley may have forced his way past Miller into the starting lineup this season anyway.

83.  Griffith is the league's reigning MVP and defensive player of the year.

84.  Gamble was the Class 2A defensive player of the year in 1997 after making 212 tackles, including 66 stops behind the line.

85.  Gators junior Jevon Kearse, expected to be a top NFL draft pick if he leaves Gainesville a year early, could be the nation's top defensive player.

86.  Geathers and other defensive players sound like several NFL coaches who cried foul when the rules were first introduced.

87.  Had Showalter considered using Gerald Williams, a better defensive player, to replace Sierra in the outfield to help protect the four-run lead in the ninth?

88.  Had Wolf matched the offer that Evans received from Carolina, it would have made Evans the Packers' highest-paid defensive player.

89.  Haley, meanwhile, has gone from retirement to the highest-paid defensive player in team history.

90.  Hamilton, who turned 31 Dec.3, is considered a good defensive player and is a career .290 hitter.