Titans to wear Oilers uniforms in Hall of Fame game

The Tennessee Titans will once again don the uniforms of the Houston Oilers when they face the Buffalo Bills in the NFL’s annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio on Aug. 9.

The game will be televised nationally by NBC at 7 p.m. and will be part of Hall of Fame weekend where the Class of 2009 Hall of Fame inductees, also announced Saturday, will be inducted.

The Titans, who played as the Oilers through the 1998 season, and Bills are part of the original American Football League franchises that began play in 1960 and will celebrate their 50th anniversary this year. Bills owner Ralph Wilson and Titans owner Bud Adams are the only original AFL owners still in charge of their franchises.

The Hall of Fame class includes wide receiver Bob Hayes, guard Randall McDaniel, defensive end Bruce Smith, linebacker Derrick Thomas, owner Ralph Wilson, and defensive back Rod Woodson.

It also means the Titans will have five preseason games this year and will open training camp a few days ahead of the other teams in the NFL.