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Ya, I heard about that. That's sad.

This was totally unexpected. I hope that his name is not dragged through the mud over the circumstances of his death.

I know nothing of his personal life but he seemed to be a class act while on the field. He was a sound leader and never gave up. God Bless his family.

this is a sad day in sports. his leadership and willingness to play through pain was always overlooked. growing up as a titans fan, wearing his jersey, watching him take hits and become one of the best scramblers of his time. i wish his family all the sympathy and respect.

"air Mcnair"

McNair was a success story coming from a Division 1 AA school and proving small school quarterbacks could more than compete in the NFL. He was not just a quarterback, he was a football player. RIP

I saw him play once in college with Alcorn St. at Youngstown St. I still remember he threw for 515 yards that game and I was just floored at his athleticism and arm strength.

He was no doubt a tough player who had tough career but at least a somewhat successful one. My thoughts go out to his family.

I hate to trample on a man's grave but despite his greatness on the field his latest actions as a man certainly leave doubt about his character.

Sports figueres should not be solely defined by their accomplishments on the field. He was truly a great player without question, however, he will be judged by a higher power not for the touchdowns he threw, but how he acted as a human.

Not to rush to judgememnt, but all reports are leading to the fact that he was having an affair with a 20 yr old girl and his wife was totally unaware. He took vacations with the girl, co-owned an escalade? really Steve?

Anyway, Rest in peace my man. You were a great player, you played hurt, you were a great leader and locker room mentor, you helped Katrina victims, and I heard you were a great father.

Let's hope that this foolishness with this girl does not ruin your standing in heaven.

Is it any of our business with whom he had affairs? Do you think that everyone in the NFL Hall of Fame were all faithful to their wives 100% of the time? Heck, OJ is in there! Need I write more?

Absolutely right my friend, we are not here to judge, someone else higher than us will do that. That's my point.
I am nut judging Steve, but I certainly question his moral fiber. Everyone is making him out to be a great human being, a humanitarian, a great player, which he was, but no-one is questioning his recent adulterous behavior which in my opinion totally alters his legacy.

Really? While I certainly don't condone cheating on a spouse/significant other, I fail to see how it alters his legacy on the field of play. McNair was a gritty player who played through pain time and time again. His humanitarian/charity work was commendable. This is what people love him for. Who cares about his personal life. It is just that, personal.

It is not personal when, he is held up to the public as a role model. I for one think that what one does in your "personal life" is a truer picture of who you are.

To make the story even sadder is the young girl who he took advantage of is being trashed in the news, while he is having public memorials.

He might have been a good football player, but he doesn't seem to be a very good person.

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It is not personal when, he is held up to the public as a role model. I for one think that what one does in your "personal life" is a truer picture of who you are.

Isn't it the public who gave him his role model status? Does that give anyone the right to invade his private and personal life? All the public needs to know is what is done on the field. None of us would have known any better had this tragedy not occured and we all would have been still seeing him as a former q-back who played the game with grit and determination.

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To make the story even sadder is the young girl who he took advantage of is being trashed in the news, while he is having public memorials.

How did he take advantage of her? She is being trashed in the news for committing murder. I think that is reasonable enough for trashing someone.

Wacko Jacko is getting all positive this media attention and he is a child molester. Should this girl be celebrated for taking an adulterous and dishonest person out of this world?

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He might have been a good football player, but he doesn't seem to be a very good person.

Again, I don't condone what he has done to his family, but it is his personal life.

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Isn't it the public who gave him his role model status? Does that give anyone the right to invade his private and personal life? All the public needs to know is what is done on the field. None of us would have known any better had this tragedy not occured and we all would have been still seeing him as a former q-back who played the game with grit and determination.

It bothers me that once it is discovered he is not such a nice person, that everyone just says that's his personal life and point out what a great football player he was. There should be more focus on how sad it is that someone with all those things going for him, would throw it all away. Remember 1 aw $hit, wipes out a hundred atta boys.

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How did he take advantage of her? She is being trashed in the news for committing murder. I think that is reasonable enough for trashing someone.

Wacko Jacko is getting all positive this media attention and he is a child molester. Should this girl be celebrated for taking an adulterous and dishonest person out of this world?

To start he was close to twice her age. She was not even a legal adult. He was co owner of her car and home, very controlling of her world. What is the point in releasing her DUI tape, other than to make her look like a lowlife, while singing his praises. She's getting arrested, begging to talk to him and he just takes off. She did commit murder and let's not forget she also killed herself. At 20 years old she did all this, maybe they should be trying to figure out what caused this sad event, not trying to make her look bad, while overlooking his faults, and singing his praises.

Michael Jackson's story is being overplayed. Although I question the child molester label. I've always felt that he is mentally a child himself. I think he viewed himself as peers to the kids he hung out with.

Where were the critics when he was alive and could DEFEND himself? Now that he is dead, he is incapable of explaining his choices – good or bad. So now the critics come out of the woodwork to drag is memory through the mud.

I think this about sums it up for McNair.

“What I do know about this man was that he loved God though he was just like us: imperfect,”...“But he knew God.” Spoken by Bishop Joseph W. Walker III at McNairs memorial service.