McNair dead

Karlusss

According to NewsChannel5.com in Nashville, long-time NFL quarterback Steve McNair has been found dead.

McNair reportedly suffered a gunshot wound in an apparent murder-suicide.

Further details currently are not available; check back for more developments.

He was a first-round pick of the Houston Oilers in 1995, and he played for the franchise through the 2005 season. McNair was then traded to the Ravens, and he spent two seasons in Baltimore before retiring.

UPDATE: The report from NewsChanel5.com has been revised to describe the situation as a "double homicide."

(from http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/07/04/report-steve-mcnair-slain/)

tallaghtoutlaws

wtf thats sad I liked McNair.

Chucky the tree

Well known stars are dropping like flies this month. Such a shame to see, he was a class player.

kensutz

That's a shock. Being a massive Titans fan it's still a bit surreal at the minute.

Rented Mule

What I am hearing ....and this is not confirmed......is wife whacked them both.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

bobby wade

Heard that & this

Newschannel Five in Tennessee has the news first. McNair was found in downtown Nashville. Police said it looked like a double homicide. A woman was also found dead on the premises.

tallaghtoutlaws

Rented Mule wrote: »

What I am hearing ....and this is not confirmed......is wife whacked them both.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Really nice woman. Im trying to get hold of a buddy of mine who is a state trooper in TN. To see if he has heard anything about it. Chances are he knows as much as we do but no harm in asking. Still shocking really

Sea Devils

I've only just seen this. Really terrible news literally in a state of shock:(He was a fun QB to watch, he had a good arm and was a great runner. Very sad day for the NFL

RIP:(

eagle eye

OMG, shocking news. RIP

TheHeadhunter

RIP Air McNair

Sea Devils

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z7vvTnlUm8

One of my favourite Superbowl plays ever. Just pure guts and determination. Deserved a hell of a lot more from that game

Max Power1

RIP Steve, one of my favorite qbs. As comfortable a scrambler as a passer. One of the best. I'm in shock.

yerayeah

Got a shock when I came across this on bbc...


RIP

davyjose

RIP Steve. Very sad news.

kmart6

Shocked discovering this!!!!

May he RIP!!!!!

Chucky the tree

It seems to be double homicide rather then murder-suicide which is good to see as strange as it sounds.

cooker3

Wow that's a shock

RIP and all that.

LuckyLloyd

Chucky the tree wrote: »

It seems to be double homicide rather then murder-suicide which is good to see as strange as it sounds.

Yeah, I get what you're saying there.

Loved McNair, was such a tough and inspirational athlete. Constantly played hurt and battled away through injuries. Very sad.

Chucky the tree

I had a decent idea that was what he meant but considering it's been know for about a day now he was shot multiple times and twice in the head it seems strange to post it now.

Edit: Unless he is talking about the female, which it now seems like she killed McNair and then herself.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-mcnairkilled&prov=ap&type=lgns

McNair, a four-time Pro Bowl selection who was married with four children, was found Saturday with multiple gunshot wounds on a sofa in his living room. The woman was killed by a single gunshot wound and a pistol was discovered near her, police said.

Authorities didn’t immediately say who was to blame for the killings, but they weren’t looking for any suspects.

kev_s88

was totally in shock when i read this earlier

RIP Air McNair...a genuine class QB and will always be remembered

Karlusss

Don't want this to be a gossip thread or whatever but...

What do you reckon happened? He was having an affair and the mistress killed him and the girlfriend? Or the opposite? Or the girlfriend killed him and then herself?

It's been a bizarre while for celebrity deaths. Carradine dies in mysterious circumstances. The last of Jackson dies. Then this?

Neil3030

Delted some pretty uneccessary posts there imo. Chucky and Tallaghtoutlaws I only deleted your posts to remove any direct reference to the posts in question. If you want me to reinstate them with quotations removed let me know.

kmart6

All mine did was explain something?!

tallaghtoutlaws

Neil3030 wrote: »

Delted some pretty uneccessary posts there imo. Chucky and Tallaghtoutlaws I only deleted your posts to remove any direct reference to the posts in question. If you want me to reinstate them with quotations removed let me know.

Its all good.

eagle eye

Confirmed Fatal Attraction job.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,530800,00.html

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former NFL star Steve McNair was shot dead in his sleep last week by a 20-year-old girlfriend distraught about mounting financial problems and her belief that he was seeing someone else, police said Wednesday.
Investigators may never know why Kazemi shot McNair four times as he dozed on a sofa early Saturday before turning the gun on herself, Police Chief Ronal Serpas said.
But interviews with friends revealed that she was making payments on two cars, her rent was doubling and she suspected the married McNair was having a second affair with another young woman.
She told a friend on Friday that "My life is a ball of s—- and I should end it," Serpas said.
Police earlier had labeled McNair's death a homicide, but waited for further tests and the revelations about Kazemi's personal problems before concluding that she pulled the trigger in a condominium McNair rented with a friend.
McNair, 36, a quarterback for the Tennessee Titans most of his career, met Kazemi six months ago at a restaurant where she was a waitress and his family often ate. She seemed happy and eager to build a life with him, but something went wrong.


"We do know that she was clearly sending a message during the last five to seven days of her life that things were going bad quickly," Serpas said, though there was no indication she told anyone she planned to harm McNair.
Serpas said detectives learned that Kazemi recently found out about another young woman she thought McNair was romantically involved with and had even followed that woman home, though she did not confront her.
Serpas said police believe McNair was asleep when he was killed because there were no defensive wounds. After shooting McNair in the head, Kazemi apparently shot him twice in the chest before shooting him again in the head and then shooting herself. The gun was found underneath her.
She sat next to his body and tried to position herself to fall into his lap when she died. She did, but her body slid to the floor and ended up at McNair's feet, Serpas said. The gun was found underneath her.


Kazemi's family told reporters that the woman was so confident McNair was divorcing his wife of 12 years that she was preparing to sell her furniture and move in with him.
But associate Mike Mu, who has worked with McNair's charitable association for years, said McNair's wife, Mechelle McNair, "didn't know who this girl is." No records of divorce proceedings have surfaced.
Mechelle McNair, who has not spoken publicly since the shooting, has been described by people close to her as being very upset and distraught. Agent Bus Cook said McNair's wife was "in and out" of it in the hours after the shooting.
Two days before the shooting, police stopped Kazemi driving the Cadillac Escalade sport utility vehicle that McNair had given her for her birthday in May.
According to an arrest affidavit, Kazemi had bloodshot eyes and alcohol on her breath. She refused a breath test and told an officer "she was not drunk, she was high." She was charged with DUI. McNair was with her but not charged. He later made her bail.
Serpas said that even though both her name and McNair's were on the Cadillac's title, she was apparently responsible for making payments. She was also making payments on another car after she couldn't sell it.
Mu is handling media inquiries for Thursday night's memorial service in Nashville. A funeral service will be held Saturday in Mississippi.
Robert Gaddy, the close friend who reported McNair's death to 911 defended his friend since their days playing football at Alcorn State to The Tennessean. Gaddy, who did not immediately return a text message to his cell phone from The Associated Press on Wednesday, said the McNairs' Nashville home was on the market because they were looking for a new house.
"People need to quit talking about what they don't know. Mac never said anything to me about he was going to get a divorce, and ever since this has all happened everybody is trying to paint a certain picture and they need to talk about what they know," Gaddy told the newspaper.
The four-time Pro Bowl quarterback was being remembered Wednesday at the stadium where he played much of his career. The Tennessee Titans opened LP Field for fans to watch video highlights of McNair's 13-year NFL career, look at photos of the quarterback and had a book for them to write messages that will be given to the family.
The McNairs married in 1997, and Mechelle is the mother of two of his four sons. She met McNair while both were students at Alcorn State, though she also studied nursing in Nashville and became a nurse while he played for the Titans.
Mechelle McNair tended his numerous injuries at home, changing bandages and even helping with intravenous fluids in 2001 when her husband needed I.V. antibiotics for an infection that developed after shoulder surgery.

kmart6

Bit messed up!

Rented Mule

It was said earlier but...Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

What a complete waste of two human beings.......for what ?

Sad.

InkSlinger67

That's shockin'! R.I.P. Steve McNair

Fantastic player back in the day

kmart6

Saw of a video of the girlfriend getting arrested for a DUI and just had to ask myself why did they release it like?! Do they not think her family would be suffering enough!?

tallaghtoutlaws

kmart6 wrote: »

Saw of a video of the girlfriend getting arrested for a DUI and just had to ask myself why did they release it like?! Do they not think her family would be suffering enough!?

Good old American Media actually good old media in general. Altough she killed herself she is technically a murderer. Most likely this is what is protecting the media from releasing the video aswell as the cops.

kmart6

I know she is and all but I just don't see the need for it what-so-ever!!!!:(

jdivision

American privacy laws allow release of videos like that, problem with the system, not the media