NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans owner Bud Adams, who helped found the American Football League and whose battles for players helped lead to the merger with the NFL, has died. He was 90.

The team announced Monday that Adams had died, saying he “passed away peacefully from natural causes.”

The son of a prominent oil executive, Adams built his own energy fortune and founded the Houston Oilers. He moved the team to Tennessee in 1997 when he couldn’t get the new stadium he wanted in Houston. The franchise, renamed the Titans, in 2000 reached the Super Bowl that Adams had spent more than three decades pursuing.

Adams’ 409 wins were the most of any current NFL owner. He won his 400th career win in the 2011 season finale when his Titans defeated the team that replaced his Oilers in Houston, the Texans. His franchise made 21 playoff appearances in 53 seasons, eighth among NFL teams since 1960.

Bradford tears ACL

Rams quarterback Sam Bradford will miss the rest of the season because of a torn ligament in his left knee. Bradford tore his anterior cruciate ligament late in Sunday’s 30-15 loss to the Panthers.

Indy’s Wayne in pain

Colts receiver Reggie Wayne will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during Sunday night’s win over Denver. Wayne was injured in the fourth quarter as he tried to come back and catch a low pass.

Cutler, Briggs out

Injured Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (groin) will miss at least the next four weeks of the season and Pro Bowl linebacker Lance Briggs (shoulder) will be out for around six weeks with injuries sustained during a 45-41 loss to the Redskins.

Quick hits

Texans Pro Bowl linebacker Brian Cushing is out for the season with a left knee injury that will require surgery. ... Redskins free safety Brandon Meriweather’s dangerous habit of leading with his helmet will cost him two games, the latest sanction from a league determined to make the game safer by discouraging blows to the head. ... Receiver Percy Harvin is returning to the Seahawks after missing the first seven weeks of the regular season following hip surgery.