Former Lions offensive tackle Lomas Brown said Tuesday he hopes to work with first-round pick Gosder Cherilus later this summer, something Lions coach Rod Marinelli sounds interested in making happen.

Marinelli said he'll visit next week with Brown, a seven-time Pro Bowler who helped tutor Jets tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson last summer. Brown was a skilled NFL pass blocker, the least refined area of Cherilus' game.

"He's a special guy now," Marinelli said of Brown, who played on Tampa Bay's Super Bowl XXXVII championship team for which Marinelli coached. "It was his 15th or 16th year in the league, he was a backup player, he was the best scout-team (player) I've ever seen. Ever in my career. I've never seen a guy run a scout team like that in my life."

Marinelli said Brown devoured film of the offensive tackles Tampa's defensive ends would play against in that week's game and worked tirelessly to mimic their moves in practice.

"He'd give them exactly the look," Marinelli said. "He studied that guy, OK, this is how the guy's going to set you, bam, get him set here. It was phenomenal work. And then you see a professional football player, a guy that's got a chance for the Hall of Fame, and then you see him work in practice. That's professional football. That's what I like. I do. I admire that. It was special. He's always been a special guy to me."