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AP Pro Football WriterBrady gives Vrabel small trophy for Titans' win over PatsBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Mike Vrabel has been trash-talking with Tom Brady since the day the former linebacker joined the New England Patriots' offseason program back in 2001 as a free agent.Brady provided a...

AP Sports WriterEagles lose another backup QB, beat Jags 24-10 in preseasonBy MARK LONGJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Cody Kessler's return to Jacksonville lasted seven plays and ended with a slow walk to the visitors' locker room.Philadelphia's third-string quarterback was knocked out of the team's 24-10 preseason victory against the...

Associated PressPrince Amukamara, Bears secondary seeking more interceptionsBy GENE CHAMBERLAINLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears cornerback Prince Amukamara matched a career high in interceptions last season and sees no reason his total can't grow higher this season.He's not alone in expecting big things.A year after leading the NFL...

AP Sports WriterLions-Texans practice a reunion for Patricia and O'BrienBy KRISTIE RIEKENHOUSTON (AP) Wednesday's joint practice between the Texans and Lions was a reunion for Houston coach Bill O'Brien and Detroit coach Matt Patricia.The two worked as assistants with the New England Patriots from 2007-11.O'Brien said the first...

AP Sports WriterPanthers' Ron Rivera says joint NFL practices are invaluableBy STEVE REEDSPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Coach Ron Rivera believes joint practices have become an invaluable part of today's NFL.The Panthers wrapped up two days of practices at Wofford College with the Buffalo Bills that he thinks will go...

AP Pro Football WriterPatriots, Titans practice like trash-talking family reunionBy TERESA M. WALKERNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) The Patriots' rookies surprised Titans coach Mike Vrabel at the start of their joint practice by serenading him with for his 44th birthday.Vrabel knows who likely instigated the singing.''That was something that was...

AP Pro Football WriterArcega-Whiteside hopes more Spaniards join him in NFLBy ROB MAADDIPHILADELPHIA (AP) J.J. Arcega-Whiteside is already a trailblazer before catching his first touchdown pass.Arcega-Whiteside became the first player born in Spain drafted in the NFL when the Philadelphia Eagles selected him with the 57th overall pick...

AP Music WriterJay-Z defends NFL deal with Roc Nation, talks KaepernickBy MESFIN FEKADUNEW YORK (AP) A day after Jay-Z announced that his Roc Nation company was partnering with the NFL, the rap icon explained that he still supports protesting, kneeling and NFL player Colin Kaepernick, but he's also...

AP Sports WriterGiants WR Tate: Doctor told him fertility drug not bannedBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate III never hesitated to take a prescribed fertility drug because the doctor who wrote the prescription told him he had given it to other...

AP Pro Football WriterJets' Le'Veon Bell wants to be No. 1 on field, in rap gameBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) Le'Veon Bell was in fifth grade when he simply couldn't shake music from his mind.The creative beats. The grooving basslines. The raw lyrics.He was hooked on...

AP Sports WriterGiants WR Tate: Doctor told him fertility drug not bannedBy TOM CANAVANEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) New York Giants wide receiver Golden Tate III never hesitated to take a prescribed fertility drug because the doctor who wrote the prescription told him he had given it to other...

AP Music WriterJay-Z defends NFL deal with Roc Nation, talks KaepernickBy MESFIN FEKADUNEW YORK (AP) A day after Jay-Z announced that his Roc Nation company was partnering with the NFL, the rap icon explained that he still supports protesting, kneeling and NFL player Colin Kaepernick, but he's also...