Cam Ward's first full day as a member of the Tennessee Titans included a passing of the torch between himself and Warren Moon, a Hall of Fame quarterback who also wore No. 1 for the franchise when they were known as the Houston Oilers.

The name Cam Ward has very different meanings in North Carolina's Research Triangle and the rest of the country. In Raleigh, N.C., he is forever the nerve center of the Carolina Hurricanes' 2006 Stanley Cup team—the rookie who backstopped his squad to the promised land.