Air McNair? Say It Aint So -TOMP

Note, this was the closet picture I could find of McNair doing his trademark TD celebration

Like most, I was shocked to hear about the shooting of Steve McNair. What struck me the most was how great a player he was and I never seemed to realize it. McNair was the guy who did all the cliche tough guy actions, that make or break an NFL player, particularly a quarterback. Whether you needed a guy with six injuries to captain the offense, someone to lead that comeback with two minutes to go or pull a draw play on 4 & 3; McNair was your guy.

Here's to a rough couple of weeks for celebrity death.