Article: Defense welcomes challenge vs. Lions; Detroit offensive coordinator Mike Martz has a good quarterback in Jon Kitna and standout wide receivers to work with.(SPORTS)

Article: NFL 2007; NFC North preview; Optimism - or something - abounds; ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 6, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... starting quarterback Jon Kitna predicted in March that ... and rookie receiver Calvin Johnson, the No. 2 overall ... season, quarterback Jon Kitna is smart with the ball ... stays healthy and rookie Calvin Johnson plays like Randy Moss ...

Article: ON THE NFL; Lions are feeling blessed; Quarterback Jon ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 30, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... Byline: Mark Craig; Staff Writer Jon Kitna's personality and influence in ... conscious effort to get rookie receiver Calvin Johnson (seven catches for 83 yards and ... count on that guy, a guy like Jon Kitna. Kitna ranks 14th in the NFL in ...

Article: There's more than meets the eye to Jon ...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  August 30, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... How long is this going to take?" Jon Kitna wants to know, and you stumble and search ... impression." So this is what we know about Jon Kitna. He grew up in the rough parts of Tacoma ... That's the condensed version of the Jon Kitna story. That's what he wants people ...

Article: SAME OLD JON KITNA STILL JUST `THE KID FROM ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  August 10, 1999 ;     700+ words ...To get a glimpse of the real Jon Kitna, it helps to watch him interact with ... afterthought of a passer seven years ago - but Jon Kitna is first and foremost just a guy. A ... definitely something special. That's Jon Kitna. So how is it that someone can come ...

Article: UP IN THE AIR QB JON KITNA JUST ITCHING TO PROVE HE ...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Jon Kitna is pumped. That's nothing new, of ... big things from him next season. ``Jon Kitna can play. He proved that this season ... mean he is dissatisfied with Kitna. ``Jon Kitna has a lot of the good stuff,'' Holmgren ...

Article: Jon Kitna Is Seahawks' QB
AP Online;  August 10, 1999 ;     580 words ...JIM COUR, AP Sports Writer AP Online 08-10-1999 Jon Kitna Is Seahawks' QB CHENEY, Wash. (AP) -- Warren Moon and John Friesz are gone. All the pressure is on Jon Kitna now. Kitna, who has six career starts in the NFL, will be the starting ...

Jon Kitna
Getty Images;  August 2, 2003 ;     199 words ...Andy Lyons Getty Images 08-02-2003 GEORGETOWN, KY - AUGUST 2: Jon Kitna #3 of the Cincinnati Bengals yells instructions at the line of scrimmage during a scrimmage at the 2003 training camp on August ...