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From Rod Wave to Frank Sinatra, how practice DJs are keeping NFL teams on beat

CINCINNATI -- While the Cincinnati Bengals players waited out a weather delay at the start of an August training camp practice, Sam Staley capitalized on an opportunity to create some good vibes.

As a storm moved away from the team's practice fields, Staley pressed the play button on the iPad resting beneath a canopy and started Frank Sinatra's version of "New York, New York," the brass notes spreading from a sound system underneath a black tent with orange trim.

Bengals defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, a native of Staten Island, smiled and flashed a thumbs up in Staley's direction.