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Fifty years ago, Bud Adams shared a meal with Lamar Hunt and talked about their failed bids to buy the Chicago Cardinals. That brief discussion led them to form the American Football League, a group dubbed the 'Foolish Club' for daring to battle the NFL. Now he owns the Tennessee Titans, the franchise with the NFL's best record in 2008 and that had Adams so confident of another Super Bowl trip that he offered tickets to that game enticing luxury suite buyers to renew their leases.

Rex Ryan had just completed his first training-camp practice as an NFL head coach, the realization of a lifelong dream. Ryan had a lot to feel good about Friday morning, but there was one item on his agenda he dreaded. Lunch.

Mike Tomlin was pleased with the run test and the overall condition of his world champion Pittsburgh Steelers. He's also dealing with some minor injuries and one player on the PUP list, and laughed off the Michael Vick rumors. Here's the transcript from Friday:

One of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history apparently resulted from Steelers linebacker James Harrison improvising, not the Pittsburgh...

The start of NFL training camp signals the beginning of a long arduous journey, one that takes players from the stifling heat and humidity of August all the way to the regular-season opener in September. That is, if you have it in you.

BY CHAREAN WILLIAMS Five views of backup quarterback Jon KitnaThe Detroit Lions traded Jon Kitna, who turns 37 in September, to the Dallas Cowboys for cornerback Anthony Henry. Kitna started only four games last season in Detroit, ending on injured reserve with a back injury. 1Kitna hasn’t entered a season as a backup since 2005 when Carson Palmer took over in Cincinnati. But barring an injury to Tony Romo, Kitna will begin 2009 as the No. 2 quarterback.2 Kitna got a chance in the NFL only because Seahawks coach Dennis Erickson went to see his nephew, Jamie Christian, play at Central Washington. Erickson liked what he saw from the quarterback. Kitna, who, at the time, was finishing his student teaching, readying to become a high school math teacher, signed as an undrafted free agent.3 In Kitna’s first 12 seasons, he played with three teams. Those teams were 76-118 with him on the roster. Only twice, with the Seahawks in 1999 and with the Bengals in 2005, has Kitna played o

Tom Moore and Howard Mudd decided not to follow Brett Favre's playbook. They're coming back from retirement - just in time for training camp. The only offensive coordinator and offensive line coach three-time MVP Peyton Manning has worked with in his NFL career are expected to be on the field Monday when the Colts start practicing at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind.

1. Will Brandon Marshall stay or go? People who say the Broncos should trade Marshall are also saying: Because that way the Broncos won't have much chance this season. There are many reasons the Broncos shouldn't trade Marshall, none bigger than this: He's too good to dump.

What will the smartly dressed Broncomaniac be wearing to training camp this summer? The economy is in turmoil. The local NFL team is in transition. If you can scrape together $79.99 for a replica jersey, which Denver player is worth banking on?

In the twilight of his NFL career, defensive tackle Hollis Thomas has come home to help stop the bleeding. The Rams hope the St. Louis native can be more than a 335-pound Band-Aid for a run defense that was gashed for a franchise-record 2,475 yards rushing last season.