HOUSTON — Third-year running back Travis Prentice, waived by the Minnesota Vikings, was claimed Thursday by the Houston Texans.

        The 5-foot-11, 221-pound Prentice played in 14 games for the Vikings last season, gaining 14 yards on 13 carries. He caught one pass for 10 yards.

        Prentice was a third-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in the 2000 draft and rushed for 512 yards and seven touchdowns on 173 carries as a rookie. He also had 37 catches for 191 yards and one touchdown. He was traded last September to the Vikings.

        Prentice set an NCAA career record at Miami of Ohio with 468 points, 73 rushing touchdowns and 78 total touchdowns.

        SEAHAWKS: Seattle re-signed defensive end Antonio Cochran to a one-year deal and linebacker Tim Terry to a multiyear contract Thursday.

        Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed.

        Cochran will be in his fourth year with the Seahawks. He played in all 16 games last season, including two starts, getting 31 tackles and 4 1/2 sacks.

        Terry signed with Seattle as a free agent before the 2000 season and worked last season as a pass rusher in third-down situations. He had 10 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks.

        PATRIOTS: Tight end Jermaine Wiggins, an East Boston native who caught the pass that set up Adam Vinatieri's Super Bowl-winning field goal, was waived Thursday by New England.

        Wiggins caught just 14 passes in the regular season last season but had 10 in the snow-covered playoff game against Oakland to help the Patriots advance to the AFC title game. In the Super Bowl, he had two more catches, including a 6-yard reception one play before Tom Brady spiked the ball to stop the clock with 7 seconds left.

        Even without Wiggins, the Patriots still have five tight ends, having signed free agents Christian Fauria and Cam Cleeland and drafted Daniel Graham in the first round. They will face competition from last year's draft picks, Jabari Holloway and Arther Love.

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