Steve McNair Found Shot Dead in Nashville

by Jessero on Jul 4, 2009 4:54 PM EDT

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."

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What a loss. He was a well respected athlete across all sports. RIP

Jessero

by Jessero on Jul 4, 2009 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

Steve McNair was my favorite NFL player of all-time. I’ve got 2 McFarlanes on my wall and a bobblehead on my dresser. He was THE MAN. Nobody in any sport could touch his heart.

You will be missed. RIP

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by bigjoe on Jul 4, 2009 5:16 PM EDT reply actions

What is with everyone dying lately?

RIP to all.

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by Scott Coleman on Jul 4, 2009 6:17 PM EDT reply actions

So much for celebs dying in 3s

These past few weeks have seen them die in droves!

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by bigjoe on May 15, 2009 9:04 AM PDT

by justincredubil02 on Jul 5, 2009 2:48 AM EDT up reply actions

This makes me very sad.

"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti

by sddbaker on Jul 4, 2009 7:09 PM EDT reply actions

Thought and prayers to all the family…….

by HEYJUDE on Jul 5, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions

A really great football player but more importantly a terrific person. R.I.P.

by KC Ryan on Jul 5, 2009 4:58 AM EDT reply actions

I’m pretty sad about this. I can probably count on my two hands how many Titans/Oilers games I’ve missed since they move to TN, and Steve was the face of that franchise for most of those years. It’s not quite as close to home for me as if a Brave had died, but this is about that close. So I still don’t even know what to say.

The man was a warrior who sacrificed his body on the field, and a very good person off the field. It’s always a shame when someone dies as young as he did, and the circumstances appear to be even more tragic than that. McNair was one of the good guys, in a league that doesn’t have enough, and was an absolute pleasure to watch play.

RIP Steve #9

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by timmy3 on Jul 5, 2009 11:24 AM EDT reply actions