Reggie White, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman, died at 43 in 2004 after having cardiac arrhythmia, but he also had sleep apnea, which may have contributed to his death.

Gene Hickerson - Hall of Fame offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns who was born in Trenton.

And two Hall of Fame offensive linemen, Larry Little and Jim Langer, were ignored in the draft.

"Bob believed in force," said Deacon Jones, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman who practiced against Brown when they were teammates with the Rams.

They were not household names, like Reggie White, the Hall of Fame defensive lineman whose death, at 43, of cardiac arrhythmia in 2004 sent shock waves through the sport.

Both were Hall of Fame lineman for the Houston Oilers.

Upshaw, a Hall of Fame lineman for the Oakland Raiders, has overseen player salaries reaching their highest level ever.

CBS announced yesterday that the Hall of Fame lineman will join the network this fall as an N.F.L. analyst.

But that is what the future Hall of Fame defensive lineman Bruce Smith did at a recent minicamp.

Of course," Upshaw, also a Hall of Fame offensive lineman, said Thursday, "the one player was Wilber Marshall, Chicago to Washington.