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Off to the races: NFL stars and horses
In honor of the Kentucky Derby, take a look at these NFL players and coaches showing off their equestrian talents.

New York Jets football star Joe Namath smokes a cigar, while taking a riding lesson during a break in the shooting of a new film, "The Last Rebel," a western being shot at Rome's Cinecitta (Film City) on June 25, 1970. (Associated Press)

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson rides an outriders horse around the winner's circle after Johnson beat Restore The Roar by several lengths during a fundraising horse race event for Feed The Children at River Downs, Saturday, June 9, 2007, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/David Kohl)

Larry Csonka, Miami Dolphins runner and Super Bowl Hero, stands in New York City Street, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 1974 next to the car he just received from sport magazine as the Super Bowl's most valuable player. A horse pulling a buggy gives Csonka the eye. (Associated Press)

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana participates in the Portola Valley, Calif., Classic Equestrian Festival, Thursday, June 18, 1998. Montana trains western style horses with his wife, Jennifer Montana. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

Jim Johnson, the Dallas Cowboys coach, meets up with Trooper Handley of the Blues and Royals on his horse Nexus as Lineman Kevin Gogan looks on Saturday, August 7, 1993 in London's Hyde Park where the team was working out. At right is Trooper Royston of the Life Guards. The Guards and the Royals make up the ceremonial Household Regiment. (AP Photo/Alistain Grant)

New Orleans Saints Quarterback Drew Brees and Super Bowl MVP grabs the reigns of the horse on his float as he prepares to ride in the Bacchus Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010. The Saints won Super Bowl XLIV on Feb. 7. (AP Photo/Bill Haber)

St. Louis Rams head coach Dick Vermeil, right, waves to the crowd while riding on the wagon pulled by the Clydesdale horses during the Super Bowl parade Monday evening, Jan. 31, 2000, in downtown St. Louis. At left is his wife Carol. (AP Photo/Leon Algee)