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(AP) — Jalen Ramsey has approached trash talking — both dishing it out and receiving it — with open arms for most of his football career.When initiating it he’s been an equal opportunity offender, even when his words were aimed at possibly two of the best players to ever play their respective positions.Ramsey sent ripples across the league last month when he was asked by “ESPN The Magazine” for his opinion of Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski and said: “I don’t think Gronk is as great as people think he is.”The comments came months after the Jaguars‘ 24-20 loss to the Patriots in last season’s AFC championship game, in which Gronkowski caught only one pass before being knocked out of the game with a concussion in the first half.That same game also saw Ramsey briefly exchange words with reigning MVP Tom Brady during pregame warmups.It’s all added extra fuel to the budding rivalry as New England prepares to visit Jacksonville on Sunday.“If that’s how he feels, that’s how he feels,” Gronkowski said Wednesday. “It’s a big game. … I’m sure I’m gonna have opportunities go against him. And I’m sure he’s gonna have opportunities to go against me.”For his part, Ramsey has never backed down from his comments.“I don’t live my life with regrets, man. Things happen. I said what I said,” Ramsey said after his comments went viral.“I love the competitiveness. I love the trash talking. I love the challenge. I love literally everything about the game, so I have no regrets. … Hey, I’m me: Unapologetic.”Ramsey’s teammates said his often-biting words are what make Ramsey the player he is.Trash talking is, “part of his game,” defensive lineman Calais Campbell said.“I tell him all the time ‘Man, hey, whatever you do just make sure that we’re gonna back you up…We’re gonna be there for you Jermey Parnell Color Rush Jersey ,'” Campbell said. “But I have nothing but confidence in Jalen. He’s a very smart guy … Very passionate. So I won’t ever try to contain somebody and not let him be himself.”Ramsey was a first-team All-Pro in his second year in the league last season, but had a relatively quiet AFC title game against New England. He finished with just two tackles as Brady engineered late-game heroics to erase a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit.Ramsey said recently that he thinks the biggest reason for the Jaguars losing that game was that they became too conservative.Of the talent of Brady, who exploited that conservatism, Ramsey told “GQ” magazine that he puts him in the category of quarterbacks who don’t “suck.”“I never want to suck,” Brady said with a smile Wednesday. “So I never want to be in that category.”Brady is expecting “an emotional environment” on Sunday against a defense that he considers one of the best in the AFC. He added that he thinks Ramsey is “a great young player.” Brady said a little trash talk is part of the game.“I think it raises everybody’s game, as long as it doesn’t get to point where you do something stupid,” Brady said. “I think emotion in football is critical.”Jacksonville coach Doug Marrone said that any conversations he’s had with Ramsey about his tendency to speak his mind would remain private.But Marrone was also quick to offer praise for both Gronkowski and Brady, whom he said were possibly the best to play the game at their positions.He said he isn’t concerned about Ramsey’s comments providing the Patriots bulletin board material.“I mean, it is what it is,” Marrone said. “We’re all men and we’ve got to stand by what we say and you’ve got to speak for yourself and be able to do that. We’ve just got to go out there and play.”Said Gronkowski: “I feel like this game you gotta keep your head on a swivel and be ready for anything.”Notes: Rookie RB Sony Michel spoke to reporters for the first time since injuring his knee during training camp. He was a limited participant in practice on Wednesday and said he was “doing all I can do” to be back in uniform for Sunday’s game. “My mindset is to prepare as if I’m playing,” he said. Michel, who was taken 31st overall in April’s draft, is one of two Patriot first-round picks on the mend. Tackle Isaiah Wynn (selected 23rd overall) was lost for the season after suffering a torn Achilles tendon in the preseason. RB Rex Burkhead remains in the concussion protocol after taking a blow to the head in last week’s opener. Jalen Ramsey backs up his big talk with big plays.Now the Jacksonville cornerback can crow about something else.Ramsey was the overwhelming choice as the NFL’s top cornerback by a panel of 10 football writers for The Associated Press. The All-Pro received eight first-place votes in balloting released Friday.“Big talent and a big mouth,” wrote New York-based lead NFL writer Barry Wilner. “Still A. J. Cann Jersey , the guy can cover, isn’t afraid to hit, and likes to match up with the top receivers.”Marcus Peters of the Los Angeles Rams, last year’s top choice, was second and had the other two first-place votes, followed by Arizona’s Patrick Peterson.After helping the Jaguars reach the AFC championship game before losing to New England last season, Ramsey made headlines with his mouth.First, he ripped Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen as “trash” and called Atlanta’s Matt Ryan overrated in the same interview with GQ magazine . It was released a few days after he was suspended during training camp for screaming obscenities at reporters who were videotaping a post-practice altercation between defensive ends Dante Fowler and Yannick Ngakoue.More Jacksonville Jaguars newsJaguars expect DE Yannick Ngakoue’s holdout to be short-livedJaguars rookie safety Zedrick Woods submits retirement paperworkJalen Ramsey says Jaguars don’t plan to give him contract extension this seasonJaguars sign former UCF running back Taj McGowan for added depthJaguars QB Nick Foles to miss OTAs for undisclosed ‘personal reason’It wasn’t the only time Ramsey was in the news in August. The third-year pro also dismissed four-time All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski of New England by telling ESPN The Magazine, “I don’t think Gronk is as great as people say he is.”Two weeks into this season, Ramsey said he would hit his grandmother if she were on the opposing team, along with other family members, while discussing his respect for the game. Asked if he really would hit his grandma, he said he “definitely would.”“Ramsey talks a big game, but he backs it up with smart https://www.jaguarsfanstore.com/Marqise-Lee-Jersey , physical play on the back end of arguably the league’s top defense,” wrote Dennis Waszak, another New York-based AP Football Writer.The Rams acquired Peters in the offseason after he intercepted 19 passes in three seasons with Kansas City. He was suspended for a game late last season by the Chiefs for throwing a penalty flag into the stands.The 25-year-old returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown in a season-opening win over Oakland. Peters has been battling a calf injury.“He’s tough enough in coverage that he sometimes has to peel off to go pick off his own interceptions,” wrote Tennessee-based AP Football Writer Teresa Walker.Peterson has at least one interception in each of his eight seasons with Arizona. At the moment, it appears he will be a bright spot on a bad team with the Cardinals among three winless clubs. Peterson was second to Peters in a close vote last year.“For sheer talent, Peterson is the best all-around cornerback in the game,” Wilner wrote. “He gets little action in Arizona as the Cardinals struggle to get someone to clamp down the other side of the field.”Minnesota’s Xavier Rhodes was fourth, followed by Casey Hayward of the Los Angeles Chargers. Ramsey teammate A.J. Bouye was sixth, and Detroit’s Darius Slay was seventh.Chris Harris Jr., of Denver was eighth, one spot ahead of former teammate Aqib Talib, who is now with the Rams. Marshon Lattimore of New Orleans, last year’s NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year after intercepting five passes, wrapped up the top 10.The rankings:1. Jalen Ramsey Telvin Smith Color Rush Jersey , Jacksonville2. Marcus Peters, LA Rams3. Patrick Peterson, Arizona4. Xavier Rhodes, Minnesota5. Casey Hayward, LA Chargers6. A.J. Bouye, Jacksonville7. Darius Slay, Detroit8. Chris Harris Jr., Denver9. Aqib Talib, LA Rams10. Marshon Lattimore, New Orleans