He said he also was impressed the team re-signed offensive tackle Sam Baker and safety William Moore.
National champs again, there are five that could end up as first-rounders: Warmack, cornerback Dee Milliner, offensive tackle D.
Foster, an offensive tackle, was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 2003, the year the Rooney Rule took effect.
Denver offensive tackle Ryan Clady is also without a contract, while the six other tagged players signed their one-year offers.
"It's always nice when the O-line gets some respect, " offensive tackle Luke Joeckel said after being taken No. 2 by Jacksonville.
Joeckel may be the top offensive tackle available, but Fisher and Johnson are both expected to go early in the draft.
Fisher became the first Mid-American Conference player selected at the top when Chiefs new coach Andy Reid chose the 6-foot-7, 306-pound offensive tackle.
That was the first of three straight selections from two-time national champion Alabama: Tennessee took guard Chance Warmack and San Diego got offensive tackle D.
In 2001 I represented the second pick in the First Round of the Draft, Leonard Davis, Offensive Tackle from Texas taken by the Arizona Cardinals.
As of Week 14 last season, Pro Football Focus had him ranked as the fourth-worst offensive tackle in the league, with nine sacks allowed.
Manning feels the Giants have done a good job in the free-agent market, retaining left offensive tackle Will Beatty and signing Oakland tight end Brandon Myers.
Fisher became the first Mid-American Conference player selected at the top when Kansas City's new regime led by coach Andy Reid chose the 6-foot-7, 306-pound offensive tackle.
Two more went in the second round, SMU defensive end Margus Hunt from Estonia (No. 53, Cincinnati) and Florida State offensive tackle Menelik Watson from Britain (Oakland, No. 42).
The other tagged players are Buffalo safety Jairus Byrd, Chicago defensive tackle Henry Melton, Cincinnati defensive end Michael Johnson, Denver offensive tackle Ryan Clady and Indianapolis punter Pat McAfee.
Among the former players working out were Mike Holmes and Olando Fisher, as well as offensive tackle Justin Pugh, who skipped his final year of eligibility to enter the NFL draft.
They drafted Virginia offensive tackle Oday Aboushi in the fifth round Saturday, and then took Michigan defensive tackle Will Campbell but officially listed him as an offensive lineman in the sixth round.
If the Ravens win, the San Francisco zoo has agreed to re-name the enclosure of its black rhino "Boone, " who is named after the 49ers offensive tackle Alex Boone, in honor of the Ravens.
In a way, the Giants made Nassib comfortable for the minicamp bringing in three other Syracuse players, offensive tackle Justin Pugh, their first round pick, receiver Marcus Sales and tight end Nick Provo, both free agents.
They were all bigger than life, literally and figuratively, in their heydays -- from towering, 6-foot-9 inch Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden to the "Big Tuna, " the moniker given to legendary and well-traveled coach Bill Parcells.
The first round of the NFL draft delivered an enormous portion of beef, with 18 teams devouring linemen from the opening pick of offensive tackle Eric Fisher by Kansas City to center Travis Frederick by Dallas at No. 31.
Fisher was only the third offensive tackle picked No. 1, joining Orlando Pace (1997) and Jake Long (2008) since the 1970 merger of the NFL and AFL. It's also the first time since '70 that offensive tackles went 1-2.
Only twice since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 has an offensive tackle been chosen first overall, but the Chiefs figure to make it three when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell reads off the name of the league's newest millionaire shortly after 8 p.m.
One of the premier prospects projected to be selected near the top of the Draft is Eric Fisher, an offensive tackle from Central Michigan, who could be drafted No. 1 overall and soon be wearing the red and white of the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Reese has always been a "best player available" selector and New York also has needs on an aging offensive line, particularly at right tackle where David Diehl is coming off a sub-par season and center David Baas and guard Chris Snee had offseason surgery.
He is expected to work mostly at left and right tackle to add depth to the Jets' revamped offensive line, and possibly some at guard.
The 6-foot-5, 310-pound Aboushi will work at left and right tackle, as well as potentially guard to add depth to the offensive line.
The owners will also vote on offensive players being allowed to block low when moving toward their own goal line in the tackle box.
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