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Rookies on the line

Tackle Jordan Gross started in all 16 games as a rookie in 2003, helping pave the way for the Panthers' run to Super Bowl XXXVIII. Photo by Craig Jones/Getty Images.

Jordan Gross has started in every regular season game in his four-year NFL career. Photo by Craig Jones/Getty Images.

Chester Pitts started every game in the Texans' inaugural season. Photo by Joe Murphy/WireImage.com.

The Cardinals will call on rookie Levi Brown to protect Matt Leinart's blind side. Photo by Greg Trott/Getty Images.

Levi Jones started 14 of 16 games for the Bengals as a rookie in 2002. Photo by Fernando Medina/WireImage.com.

Dan Buenning started all 16 games as a rookie in 2005. Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images.

In 2005, the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots called on Logan Mankins to start on the line. Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images.

Fairbanks, Alaska native Daryn Colledge was asked to help protect Brett Favre as a rookie in 2006. Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images.

Mike Williams (68) started 14 of his appearances as a rookie in 2002. Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images.

Center Nick Mangold was the second of two first-round picks the Jets used on offensive linemen in the 2006 draft. Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images.

David Diehl started all 16 games at guard as a rookie in 2003. Photo by Michael P. Malarkey/WireImage.com.

Robert Gallery went from No. 2 overall pick in the 2004 draft to a starter in 15 of 16 games as a rookie. Photo by Greg Trott/Getty Images.

Tackle Shane Olivea is one of the linemen who is asked to help open holes for the NFL's most electric running back, LaDainian Tomlinson. Photo by G. Newman Lowrance/WireImage.com.

Rookie Samson Satele will start at center for the Dolphins. Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images.

D'Brickashaw Ferguson started all 16 games as a rookie in 2006. Photo by Doug Benc/Getty Images.

Guard Vince Manuwai started 14 of 15 games as a rookie in 2003. Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images.

Eric Steinbach started 15 games for the Bengals as a rookie in 2003. He signed a free-agent contract with the Browns in the off-season, and will play on the same line as rookie left tackle Joe Thomas. Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty Images.

The Jets are calling on rookie Jacob Bender to play alongside second-year linemen D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Nick Mangold on a young, but talented, offensive line. Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images.

Jammal Brown started all 13 games in which he played as a rookie in 2005. Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images.

Offensive guard Jahri Evans started all 16 games for the resurgent Saints in 2006. Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images.

Offensive lineman Joe Staley is making the jump from MAC standout to NFL starter. Photo by Greg Trott/Getty Images.

With offensive lineman Joe Thomas and quarterback Brady Quinn -- both selected in the first round of the 2007 draft -- the Browns could have a talented foundation for the future. Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images.

Offensive lineman Kendall Simmons started all 14 of his appearances in 2002, then helped the Steelers win Super Bowl XL. Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images.

LeCharles Bentley started 14 games as a rookie for the Saints in 2002. Photo by Kirby Lee/WireImage.com.

CHICAGO - AUGUST 18: of the Chicago Bears of the San Diego Chargers on August 18, 2006 at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)