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AFC South News and Rumors

Jones-Drew, Cutler reunite after 2011 Twitter incident

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

In early 2011, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler absorbed plenty of criticism after tapping out of the NFC title game with a knee injury.  The naysayers were legitimized by Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew, who openly questioned Cutler’s toughness on…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Vikings defensive end Jared Allen has concerns about getting to Titans quarterback Matthew Hasselbeck, given his ability to get rid of the ball quickly.  Making it even harder for Allen to get to Hasselbeck on Sunday could be a groin injury that hampere…

CNNSI.com

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Coach Mike Munchak says veteran Matt Hasselbeck will be the starting quarterback Sunday when the Titans visit Minnesota.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Maybe taking a break from football was just what the Indianapolis Colts needed.

ESPN.com

NASHVILLE -- Applause to Mike Munchak for his approach with his quarterbacks this week. He could have easily followed the course a majority of coaches would have gone with and tried to create at least a hint of mystery about who would start on Sunday in…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

As tempting as it might be, as much as they want to fight for him, the Colts are working hard to not make the rest of this season about coach Chuck Pagano and his battle with leukemia. They still break each practice with his name, but they know they hav…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Bengals are starting to look healthier at cornerback after facing the Jaguars with just three healthy bodies at the position. Leon Hall practiced on Wednesday for the first time since injuring his hamstring during a September practice and Nate Cleme…

ESPN.com

Bruce Arians was already in a tough spot, coordinating a Colts offense lacking in some very important features -- namely, an effective offensive line or run game. Arians, who was hired primarily because of his record with young quarterbacks Peyton Manni…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Texans are more willing to go with two quarterbacks than three safeties. According to John McClain of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans have waived quarterback John Beck so they could bring back safety Troy Nolan. The Texans needed Nolan again after…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

There’s only one stadium still in use by teams from both Major League Baseball and the National Football League, but one is all you need to create a scheduling problem. The league could be dealing with one in a couple of weeks. Should the Oakland A’s …

ESPN.com

ESPN.com

A quarter of the way through the 2012 season, I can't help but look at the Jaguars and question their acquisition and development of talent.

Mjd, yahoo.com

Top AFC seeds: Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens Other AFC division champs: Denver Broncos, New England Patriots AFC wild cards: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers Top NFC seeds: Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers Other NFC division champs: Philad…