1.  As a coach, he has built a reputation on getting results from his work with defensive players.

2.  Chuck Banker, pro personnel director of the Philadelphia Eagles, is tired of the team being criticized for losing defensive players.

3.  I look around and I see a lot of pretty good defensive players.

4.  Rhodes is an outstanding defensive player who is expected to flourish as a small forward or shooting guard.

5.  The Chiefs would have won, whatever defense they played, because their defensive players simply overwhelmed the Raiders.

6.  You can re- create a rundown play involving four different defensive players and still have ample opportunity to observe the next pitch.

7.  You know how when a player sets a screen, the defensive player has to go around the screen?

8.  Although a fine defensive player, Jordan has trouble keeping up with elusive point guards.

9.  Although statistics often lie or exaggerate, the best defensive players -- like Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White -- usually get the most sacks.