LaDainian Tomlinson will never forget his first visit to Texas Stadium as an NFL player. His family was there, he talked with boyhood idol Emmitt Smith before the game, played at the stadium he visited as a kid and his San Diego Chargers beat the Dallas Cowboys. Oh, and he managed to lose a pair of diamond earrings worth $26,000.

Jim Leonhard had his heart set on following Rex Ryan to the New York Jets when a late, eye-popping offer intrigued him. "We were very close to having everything signed, sealed and delivered out to New York when all of a sudden the Denver Broncos came out of nowhere and threw out a really big number at me," the Jets' new safety said Wednesday.