1.  Any plans to increase production would take a while to carry out anyway, industry experts said.

2.  Defensive lineman Jason Nicastro sat out Wednesday with a minor groin injury.

3.  Defensive tackle Mark Smith was out because of a severely sprained ankle.

4.  Defensive tackle Russell Maryland already has made out his Christmas wish list and checked it twice.

5.  Defensive tackle Travis Kirschke has a badly sprained ankle and is out several weeks.

6.  Defensive tackles Anthony Fletcher (hamstring) and Ken Kocher (arthroscopic knee surgery) are out indefinitely.

7.  Defensive tackles don't work out with quarterbacks.

8.  Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Ira Shapiro met with Mitsuzuka and Eisuke Sakakibara, head of the Japanese Finance Ministry's International Bureau, to iron out the final details.

9.  Denise Rich walked out sometime around 1991.

10.  Denise Richards actually sought him out.