One Pro Bowl offensive lineman said: "Some guys have genuine needs, but at the same time you see a lot of sharing and abuse.

Donovan was a catalyst on the Cowboys offensive line and a four-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman from 1979 to 1982.

The 29-year-old former Pro Bowl lineman had three prior violations as a member of the Steelers and sat out all of last season.

In recent days the Pro Bowl lineman's back has been bothering him again.

And with their solid track record of finding Pro Bowl offensive linemen, at this point it is difficult to argue with the Giants' decision.

Then the Giants' Pro Bowl lineman added that the officials' "contacts must have fallen out."

His younger brother Jonathan is a Pro Bowl lineman for the San Francisco 49ers.

Jenkins, a Pro Bowl defensive lineman, was the Panthers' second-round pick in 2001.

He suspended Joe Johnson, the Pro Bowl defensive lineman, for a quarter of the St. Louis game and fined him.

Klecko, the Jets' Pro Bowl defensive lineman, needed knee reconstruction after having been cleared by the team doctor to play after an earlier injury.