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AFC South News and Rumors

Practicing players: Pro Bowl will be more serious

CNNSI.com

HONOLULU (AP) -- The NFC team ended its first Pro Bowl practice by breaking the huddle and shouting, "Win." One night earlier, Denver quarterback Peyton Manning asked his fellow all-stars to play the game hard.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Most players don’t get a say in who will coach them. But most players are not Peyton Manning. Manning is as important to the Broncos as any player is to any team, so it’s not surprising that Broncos front office boss John Elway confirmed that he and h…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

ESPN.com

Today we look at the biggest issues facing each team in the AFC South and give you an opportunity to assess priority one: Pending free agents of note: Tight end Jared Cook, kicker Rob Bironas, return man Darius Reynaud, fullback Quinn Johnson, guard Ler…

Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com

Colts owner is a weird dude. But he's honest. So when he tweeted Sunday afternoon that he'd give $8,500 to the first person to correctly predict the outcome and score of the Ravens/Patriots game (with a one-point cushion), there was no reason not to tak…

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

Judging by the effort in the Pro Bowl recently, it is reasonable to assume the players wouldn't mind seeing it go. Yet, the highest profile player at the game is fighting to keep the Pro Bowl alive. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, in what has become…

ESPN.com

Reading the coverage ... Houston Texans While Kareem Jackson made great strides, the Texans' defensive backfield gave up a lot of plays and yards, says Tania Ganguli of the Houston Chronicle. With J.J. Watt and Antonio Smith up front, “defensive end was…