  We study the two point correlation function of two nucleon currents
sandwiched between the vacuum and the rho meson state. The light cone QCD sum
rules are derived both for $\rho NN$ vector and tensor couplings
simultaneously. The contribution from the excited states and the continuum is
subtracted cleanly through the double Borel transform with respect to the two
external momenta, $p_1^2$, $p^2_2=(p-q)^2$. Our results are $g_\rho =(2.5\pm
0.2)$, $\kappa_\rho =(8.0\pm 2.0), in good agreement with the values used in
the nuclear forces.
