"One of the players Gruden hopes he has a chance to work with is veteran running back Cedric Benson, who will be an unrestricted free agent. Gruden wants to pound the football on the ground and the team didn't draft a between-the-tackles type back, so re-signing Benson moves to the top of the team's to-do list even if Lewis tried to hint otherwise.

"We feel pretty good about it. We return Bernard Scott and Cedric Peerman - two guys we feel really good about," Lewis said. "Cedric (Benson) is a free agent and Brian Leonard may or may not be a free agent based on what rules we're under. We'll have guys who can compete.""