The Tennessee Titans lost their backup QB, and Warren Moon wants an ex-NFL QB to ditch his high school job and mentor Cam Ward.

This year's No. 1 overall pick made his preseason debut Saturday. It wasn't splashy, but it was a first step in his NFL ...

NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon, left, poses for pictures with Cam Ward who earlier had been introduced as the Tennessee Titans first-round pick. / Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA ...

And this isn't coming from some random person. It's coming from Warren Moon, a franchise legend who was in the house recently to officially grant Ward permission to wear Moon's retired jersey No. 1.

Moon, who announced one of the Titans picks during the 2024 NFL Draft is drawing a line in the sand and making his allegiance clear. Why can’t they just stay with what they had?” Moon said.

What Warren Moon said about Titans 2025 NFL Draft No. 1 pick Cam Ward Ward called Moon personally during the lead-up to the draft to ask about wearing No. 1. "It kind of took me back a little bit.

He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. The Titans retired Moon's No. 1 that same year. With his number secured, Ward will now look to cultivate his own NFL legacy.

Wearing No. 1, Warren Moon was a six-time Pro Bowler for the Oilers in the 80s and 90s. Now, the franchise goes by a new name and Cam Ward will don No. 1.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Titans’ new quarterback and the team’s number one pick at the NFL draft, Cam Ward, will wear the number 1 for the team. NFL Hall of Famer Warren Moon wore the ...

Former Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon, left, and quarterback Cam Ward, selected by the Tennessee Titans as the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, pose during a news conference at the NFL ...

Tennessee Titans quarterback Will Levis (8) looks for a receiver during the first quarter against the Houston Texans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.

Houston Oilers legend and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon arrived as a special guest, not only hugging Ward but giving him his blessing to wear his retired No. 1 jersey as a Titan.