NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A police spokesman said yesterday that former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, shot twice in the head and two more times in the chest, was the victim of a homicide.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Former NFL quarterback Steve McNair, whose most-noted drive was the final one of the 2000 Super Bowl, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head yesterday afternoon in a
There was the time Steve McNair underwent surgery to repair a broken chest bone. Doctors inserted wire to help the bone heal. Under no circumstances was McNair to play that week. But then Neil O'Donnell got hurt, and McNair did what he always did. He answered the bell for his teammates and his franchise and his coaches and all the people that cared about the Tennessee Titans. Later, the Pittsburgh...
The media tends to overemphasize the importance of someone being the first or last of his kind. Steve McNair , the former NFL MVP who was murdered earlier Saturday in Nashville, would fill the middle chapters of a book about the progress of the black quarterback in pro football. He was important. McNair, who "won’t get inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but was one of the league’s...
The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq. "They kept thanking us," said the Tennessee Titans' Jeff Fisher. "We kept thanking them." Fisher, the New York Giants' Tom Coughlin, the Baltimore Ravens' John Harbaugh, former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden are taking part in...
The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq. "They kept thanking us," said the Tennessee Titans' Jeff Fisher. "We kept thanking them."
Who better at looking at and coming up with the Top 5 Safeties in the NFL than former safety (and cornerback), as well as former Baltimore Raven (and Pittsburgh Steelers ) Rod Woodson? Woodson, now with the NFL Network, disected the position as well as the transition from corner to safety, the differences therein, and lays out his opinions of the best in the league. While he leaves out a couple of...
Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher, the New York Giants' Tom Coughlin, the Baltimore Ravens' John Harbaugh, former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden are taking part in the first NFL-USO coaches tour over the Fourth of July weekend..
We all know about the other two defenses in the division. The reputation of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens has been established as being tops in the league, year in and year out. But the Cincinnati Bengals defense has a different kind of reputation. Not only are the Bengals known for losing, they are also known for bad defense. When I did my research for "Mocking the Mock Drafts",...
Little written news out there regarding the Texans ? No problem, for we have videos and various top 5 lists to keep us entertained. Somewhat. NFL Network is doing a rundown of who they believe are the top five players at each position entering the upcoming season. As expected, some Texans have made a few of the lists. First business of order is the top five middle linebackers . Somehow this list ended...
We have known for a while that E.J. Woods have been looking to transfer out of UCLA's football program . Apparently he has made it official : UCLA announced today that safety E.J. Woods is no longer part of the team. Woods, a 19-year-old from Encino Crespi High, said in a telephone interview today that he will transfer to Santa Monica College, enrolling this afternoon, with intentions to be there through...
Celebrities have to be more aware of their surroundings now that most of the general public is armed with some sort of recording device. There’s a chance anything they do in public will find its way onto the Internet. DeAngelo Hall of the Washington Redskins visited Six Flags and was warned by the crowd that his [...] Related posts: Video: Billy Hunter Keeps The Peace With Ludacris The Nation...
It seems the Nation is taking a fancy to the discussions following these write-ups, painful as they may be. Thus, we are going to change plans a bit and add a tournament at the end. From now on, we are only going to give you one Heartbreak at a time, counting back from #6 on through #1. After the writeups, we are going to take the winners of the two polls already taken (2002 Titans and 1994 Chargers...
Sports betting online allows bettors to start making wagers on the NFL odds long before the start of the new NFL season. The NFL odds have been posted up at sports books virtually right after the Pittsburgh Steelers were crowned the Super Bowl champs. NFL Future bets can be a fun way to have action on every game, including the playoffs. If you are going to make a long-term investment, though, it should...
The NFL released its regular season sked earlier so could lines from Week 1 be far behind? The action for Opening Kickoff Weekend 2009 starts on Thursday, September 10, 2009 with the defending champion Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Tennessee Titans listed as 5-point home faves. The weekend concludes with a Monday night double-header with the Buffalo Bills (+9.5) at the New England Patriots (-9.5)...