What happened to Steve Mcnair for him to be killed?
No man can ever replace what Steve McNair meant to the Titans franchise. He ushered them from Houston to Memphis to Nashville, providing a stable face to a franchise that was in upheaval. Two other prominent members from the organization McNair helped define spoke about losing him Saturday. Wideout Derrick Mason, now with the Ravens, grew with McNair from a special teamer to the team’s leading receiver. “We were very close. We built a close bond throughout the ten years we played together that not too many people can build. … it’s shocking to me. It’s hard to believe.” Mason was asked by ESPNews what made McNair special. “His passion for the game. How relentless he was. … He was probably the toughest quarterback that’s played. I think that’s what he will be remembered by on the football field – his toughness.” Off the field, McNair was a popular figure among teammates, coaches, and the media. He impacted the community of Nashville with a wide variety of charity work. “He was a guy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair(notes), whose most noted drive was the final one of the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head Saturday afternoon in a downtown condominium. Police said a woman was also shot dead. McNair was 36 and played 13 seasons before retiring in April 2008. Police spokesman Don Aaron said officials tentatively identified the woman, but did not release her name. He confirmed she wasn’t McNair’s wife, Mechelle. He said authorities were still investigating the shootings and that no suspects were in custody. “I don’t have any answers for you now as to what’s happened, who’s responsible,” Aaron said. “There are persons who were around the complex today, visitors, who have been taken to headquarters for questioning, just to see what they know, what they may have seen,” he said. ADVERTISEMENT Aaron said officers went to the scene after receiving a call about injured persons inside the condo. “When police officers arrive
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Former NFL star Steve McNair has been shot and killed in Nashville, Tenn. Titans owner Bud Adams confirms the quarterback’s death in a brief statement in which he called McNair one of the Titans fans’ most beloved players. NEW YORK (AP) — What a place to spend the Fourth of July! For the first time in nearly eight years, visitors have been allowed up into the crown of the Statue of Liberty. And across the nation, there are picnics and fireworks. In South Carolina, one man was killed when fireworks being set up for a show exploded. NAWA, Afghanistan (AP) — Thousands of U.S. Marines are spending the Fourth battling Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan. They’re also battling the heat. The enemy was nowhere in sight today, but temperatures above 100 were taking their toll on Marines weighed down by heavy packs. Three passed out. Others became ill. But many still enjoyed Fourth of July watermelon. Sources:
