Micky Ward has been in his share of tough fights. This is a guy who fought in three of what are considered the best matches in boxing history — including Ward-Gatti 1, which is thought by many in the ...

On Thursday, just after 7 p.m. Nashville time, Borgonzi picked up that phone, dialed Ward’s number, and tied the job security of so many in the room to the quarterback on the other end of the line.

It was the last week of February in Indianapolis and Tennessee Titans coach Brian Callahan already had a pretty good idea of what was going to happen two months later when his team would pull the ...