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Titans 41 Bills 17 Recap: No Double Barrels Here

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:28:47 -0500

More photos » by Wade Payne - AP Browse more photos » This is the first time the Titans have scored 30+ points in three consecutive games since 2003 (the year Steve McNair was co-MVP). It is amazing the transformation this team has made coming out of the bye. We are all feeling good now, but the true test of how good this team is comes over the next three weeks. Houston, Arizona and Indianapolis all bo...

Just a random thought but wondering what the NFL did for Steve McNair? Why don't we have his jersey...

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:12:12 -0500

Just a random thought but wondering what the NFL did for Steve McNair? Why don't we have his jersey numbers on our helmets or game jerseys? I mean we had Gene Upshaws initials on football fields and on our helmets....just a thought! The whole NFL should be representing him somehow. Every team... Via @reggie_bush

Steve McNair Mixtape

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:05:36 -0500

Anybody that would like to argue against Steve McNair as the best black college quarterback of all-time? You better have Doug Williams on HD to compete with this. Technorati Tags: Alcorn State University, Steve McNair

McNair's son will play at Southern Miss

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:54:34 -0500

Steve McNair Jr. has decided to accept a football scholarship from Southern Miss, according to Rivals.com. "I'm going to Southern Miss," McNair said. "It's close to home, and my family and my coaches can all come and see me play...

CBS Airs More McNair Dirt, Police Beat Them To The Punch

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:15:27 -0500

Armen Keteyian promised more lurid details about the Steve McNair murder case today, but the Nashville Police stole his thunder by releasing their own updated report that basically says—"Yeah, we already knew all that." Most of the CBS investigation into the murder-suicide centered around the gun that was allegedly used to commit the crime. When they first announced a resolution to the case back in July, police said that Sahel Kazemi left work for two hours on Thursday, July 2...

MORE DETAILS IN MCNAIR MURDER-SUICIDE

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:43:09 -0500

The release of a new report from the Nashville Police Department has raised questions over the handing of the Steve McNair murder-suicide investigation. As police work on a summary investigation, one television program has pointed out apparent inconsistencies in the investigation. Investigators concluded that [Sahel] Kazemi, 20, was drowning in debt and despondent over realizations that [...]

Phone Records Raise New Questions in Steve McNair's Death

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:19:46 -0500

If you missed Part One of this story, click over to yesterday's post and watch the video or just read the high points. The video above is Part Two of Armen Keteyian's investigation for CBS News, which aired this morning. -- Today's news focuses on Adrian Gilliam Jr., a 33-year-old man who allegedly sold a gun to Sahel Kazemi, which she would later use on Steve McNair as well as herself. -- Much like Monday's news, CBS finds significant holes in the narrat...

Armen Keteyian Will Solve This Steve McNair Business Himself

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:30:18 -0500

You probably thought that whole ugly Steve McNair business was over and done with, right? Guess again. You will never be rid of this story, because CBS News is still on the case—the Cold Case, if you will. Jack-of-all reporting trades Armen Keteyian did a little crime scene investigating of his own into the Steve McNair murder case and discovered that the numb3rs don't add up. If you'll recall, the big bang theory was that McNair's girlfriend, Sahel Kazemi, distraught over m...

Police Account of Steve McNair Death Doesn't Add Up

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:24:10 -0500

by Michael David SmithFiled under: Titans, NFL Police BlotterThe law enforcement investigation of the deaths of Steve McNair and his girlfriend, Sahel Kazemi, concluded that Kazemi shot and killed McNair before committing suicide. But a new investigation from CBS News raises serious questions about whether the police properly investigated the incident, and whether they may have reached the wrong conclusion.Police Account of Steve McNair Death Doesn't Add Up originally appeared on Fanhouse...

The Steve McNair Talk

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:43:00 -0500

I only met Steve McNair a couple times, but his death affected me like we were old college roommates. Not only because of football, but because I, like so many other men empathized with him. I was not married like Steve, but it easily could have been me dead instead of him due to mistakes in my past. For a week straight everyone I knew was having or had already had the "McNair" talk with their friends, wife, girlfriend and family. Regardless of which side of the fence you were on, you had the talk. Eyebrows were raised and plenty of men got looks out of the corners of their lady's eyes. McNair's death made a lot of people take a step back and evaluate their lives, lifestyle, people they choose to hang around with and the places they decided to go. We don't always think about the magnitude of the choices we make and how severe the consequences can be. I believe in my heart of hearts if Steve could do it all over again he would be at home with his wife and children every night. No man wants to leave fatherless children and a wife to mourn your tragic death that your actions caused.
I stayed up late last night to watch my tivo'd episode of Dateline on Steve McNair: The Mysterious Death of a Titan. Eddie George, a former longtime teammate of McNair, gave an interview about the situation. If you didn't know anything about Eddie George before last night, outside of his football accolades, you had to have come away with a healthy respect for him. He was well-spoken, articulate, and most of all made a lot of sense!!! Whenever people find out that someone in the limelight (athletes, musicians, actors) has vices it always overshadows so much of their life and full body of work. They are looked at as a bad and even immoral person. McNair's Pastor said it best 'the money, fame, and attention gave him more access to his vices'. It was not just because he was a football player that he loved women but it was because he was a man. It is a lot harder to stay away from things when you have unlimited access to them. Many people have no clue what their vices are because they don't have the resources to make their fantasies reality. Money does not change you. It simply magnifies the traits that are inside you and tendencies you already have. The same way that his money and celebrity afforded him the opportunity to fulfill his fleshly desires, it also gave him the opportunity to use his money, fame, and connections to be a positive influence in and on his community. Steve McNair has spent countless hours in the community giving back with not only his money, but with his time. He loved giving back to kids and seeing his community grow. He rallied the community of Nashville to step up and help the people affected by Hurricane Katrina and did so many other good things, because that is what was in him. That is what was in his heart. This just goes to show us that even our heroes and people who are great leaders are not perfect. Everyone I know that played with Steve said he was a great leader. He was courageous, a warrior, and a Titan (in every sense of the word). We all have things that we struggle with but we have to exercise will power and lean on God if we are to free ourselves from our natural desires.
The choices we make shape our path in life, either positively or negatively. The things we choose to do, people we associate with, and places we choose to go have a direct impact on our life and the things that happen to us. If you are not out at 3 and 4 in the morning your chance of certain things happening to you is dramatically lower. If you always wear a condom you probably won't get someone pregnant. If you hangout with criminals, regardless if you are not one yourself, chances are you will get caught up in some mess you have no business in. If you are at home with your wife and kids instead of out cheating with another women, you won't get killed with her.
To wrap this thing up. Many people have many different problems and things they struggle with but don't confuse a mans struggle with his heart. McNair should be remembered as a great football player, a leader, and a humanitarian who just like anyone else struggled to be a better person. He wasn't immune to the temptations of this world because of his heroic feats on the gridiron. Athletes may be extraordinary physical phenoms, but we struggle with the same demons and worldly trappings as everyone else. I'm praying for the McNair family, that through this tragedy they will become a stronger family and an integral part of the Nashville community.

“The Mysterious Death of a Titan”

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 02:10:21 -0500

Tonight the most complete picture yet of what happened to Steve McNair… That’s how tonight’s broadcast of Dateline NBC started, but anyone watching the program tonight thinking they might learn anything new about the circumstances surrounding the death of Steve McNair was more than likely very disappointed. This would probably be because the show shed light [...]

A Steve McNair Tribute, Practice Fights, Church Dancing and VY

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:05:38 -0500

Pretty sad that that’s the best title I could come up with. And trust me, I tried. On to the topics at hand though… This year the Tennessee Titans will wear a #9 decal on the back of ther helmets in tribute to Steve McNair. They aren’t allowed to wear a patch because they have already [...]

Steve McNair Update - Still Dead

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:30:00 -0500

Steve McNair remained dead today. Expect that as the next bit of news released by the Tennessee medical examiner's office. Today's was that McNair shouldn't have driven at the time he was shot 4... Full story: http://www.bobsblitz.com

Tests on McNair, Kazemi Reportedly Confirm Murder-Suicide

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:58:00 -0500

Preliminary testing on the bodies of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi seem to corroborate the theory of a murder-suicide incident, state medical examiner Feng Li told The Tennesseean. "The results were very consistent in supporting our decision," Li said.Li is the assistant medical examiner who performed autopsies on McNair and Kazemi for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

Some Speculation on a McNair Motive

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:00:15 -0500

First off, this whole thing is still more than surreal. I know that there’s been a lot of national coverage focusing on both Steve McNair’s career and murder, but here in Nashville this is the biggest “news story” that I’ve observed in my 16 years living here. For the last three days, every second of [...]