But defensive end William Hayes, a starter for 11 games last year, is scheduled to return to the defensive line rotation.
He imagined a career as a dominating defensive lineman, but after a knee injury and a coaching change, he fell out of the defensive line rotation.
Sylvester Williams would be a great pick-up this late in the round, a broad-shouldered beast who can add heft to the 49ers' defensive line rotation.
The reserve defensive end OTIS LEVERETTE, expected to be part of the defensive line rotation this season, will miss about six weeks because of a ligament injury.
If Ferguson cannot play, the bulk of the Bettis workload would go to Ernie Logan, who is a regular in the defensive line rotation.
The Jets' coaches will decide whether Anderson or Wiltz survives the final cut to be part of the six- or seven-man defensive line rotation that Edwards plans to employ.
But when he was told Wednesday that he would play special teams and be part of the defensive line rotation, he said, he tried not to get too excited in front of the coaches.
Although he certainly figures to be in the Wildcats' defensive line rotation, Gibson will have to compete for a starting spot with senior Quentin Williams, who missed Northwestern's spring practices with an undisclosed injury.
To put that in perspective, consider that the Jets' Vernon Gholston has no sacks since being drafted in the first round in 2008, and he did not have to fight his way through Justin Tuck, Osi Umenyiora, Barry Cofield and Chris Canty in the defensive line rotation.
Movement can be grouped into the following categories: rotation about a point, rotation about a line, translation along a line, rotation in a plane, and translation in a plane.
