McNair's Story Turning "Darker"
by Bruce Raffel on Jul 11, 2009 9:48 AM EDT
Email
PrintThe "story" behind the story of Former NFL star QB Seve McNair's horrific murder-suicide has taken another turn for the worse. Thinking the majority of the story was over after finding out the specifics of the shooting and after the impressive Memorial Service this week, we hopefully expected the news to run out and this man could have just been left to rest in peace. Not so, apparently, after now a second woman has surfaced that reportedly had as long as a six year affair with McNair. According to The New York Daily News, McNair had an on-again, off-again six year affair with an exotic dancer from Minnesota, unbeknownst to his wife, as well as what was found to be his current girlfriend.
To see the story from Fanhouse, click here. Otherwise, let's remember him for why we respected him in the first place - for what he acomplished ON the field, not off of it.
15 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
He always seemed like a great person.
But he really was not the most wonderful person off the field. I’ll give it to him that he hid his personal decisions very well by keeping a low profile all the time. But I always knew he was up to no good at times. Drunk driving stuff, being involved with 20 year old girls and buying them cars and stuff.
Like seriously, you have a wife, kids, money and a great lifestyle of playing a game for your job, yet some of these guys can’t resist showing the ghetto they still have in them.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
whatever
People do stuff like this all the time, and there’s nothing we can do or be expected to do about it. We don’t know the athletes and celebrities we follow and pay money to see. Steve McNair was a great quarterback, but unfortunately for him, he died in a pile of his own dirt. It’s not our responsibility to cast judgment on him or revise his legacy. We don’t have to decide whether or not he was a good QB based on his off-the-field actions. We can be fans of them without being emotionally invested in the people who they are in their own private lives.
And for real, it doesn’t have anything to do with being “ghetto.” Plenty of people cheat on their wives who were raised under privileged circumstances. It’s quite common.
Look, do you guys honestly think that all of the Ravens are faithful to their wives? They’re millionaires who get paid to travel the country. Most of them drink and drive at some point, and most of them cheat on their wives at some point. But when a few of them get blown up in the media for that, everyone is so shocked that they weren’t complete angels all along.
I’m not excusing any such actions, but I’m saying that we, as fans, need to step back and realize that we can only glorify our athletes for the heroes they are on the gridiron. We cannot hold them up as saints in their daily lives when we do not personally know them or what they are really like when they’re on vacation during the off-season.
If there’s anything we’ve learned from Michael Vick, Pacman Jones, Donte Stallworth, and Steve McNair, its that.
by jackmca on Jul 11, 2009 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
I do not necessarily judge him as harshly as I did in my comment.
I do think that he was a great person and deserved everything he achieved in the NFL. However, a huge reason for why McNair is dead right now is because of his poor decision making. Yes, it is not totally our place to judge what these guys do, but it does disappoint me when things like this happen and we can voice an opinion on such matters.
These guys are given everything they could possibly want to get away from some of their very troubled backgrounds. Yet, some of them seem to never realize that their lives have been turned around for the better and they do not have to resort back to some of the things they did before they were in the NFL. Not really directing this towards McNair in particular, but to all the platers who have royally screwed themselves because of their poor decision making.
This story asked us if we look at Steve any differently after some of the things that have surfaced, and I do have a different perspective of him now which I commented. He is at fault for his own death and it is very saddening.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Agreed
Well stated. Sad, but well stated nonetheless.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jul 11, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm not saying don't judge him
I’m saying you should stop caring so much. I know it sounds wierd, but all of this emotional investment in who these players really are is kindof misplaced.
For example, lots of people in baltimore idolize Cal Ripken Jr. for the hero he was on the Baseball diamond. But I’ve heard local rumors about him that he isn’t quite the saint he’s made out to be in his personal life. Do these rumors hurt my feelings? Do I get upset that someone would insinuate that Cal Ripken cheats on his wife? No, I don’t. because I’m a fan of Cal Ripken Jr., the Oriole who played shortstop through the 80s and 90s. There isn’t much else about his life I can tell you about, so there shouldn’t be much else in his life that is surprising or dissapointing to me.
So, my point is, peole should just let go of these expectations that our favorite athletes are really cool guys who you’d love to meet and who you should tell your kids to emulate. Joe Flacco could be king a$$hole of the whole world for all we know, since I’m pretty sure none of us have ever met him. It doesn’t matter. He’s a football player. His work is all that we know about him.
But McNair has never come close to meaning as much to this city as Ripkin did. Of course we will feel for Cal cause he is a Baltimore icon. McNair is not a Baltimore icon and he didn’t make that BIG of an impression on me to keep my judgment of him the same.
Joe Flacco is adorable. King asshole, there is no chance. JUST LOOK AT THAT FACE!
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
He was one of the toughest QB's to ever play the game
Fans stuck in the 80's are lame. Respect the past, live in the now.
Lets not forget the GOOD he did off the field
Look most public figures are probably different off the field then we think. We just never hear about it. BUT what we did see was his good off the field was his foundation and the numerous hours he put in for charity work. He was the toughest qb on the field, and yes, it now seems he led a messed up life in parts off. But the good he did and the stats he put up can never be taken away. After all, a PERFECT example is Michael jackson. Everyone seems to be forgiving his MANY trangressions now that hes gone and just focusing on his music. And god knows he was accused of MUCH worse than Mcnair is. So no, i’ve lost no respect for him. God knows i’d never cheat on my wife, but like jackmca said, cheating is probably common for these stars who are on the road a lot. So we can’t let that ruin the legacy he created.
We all make mistakes in life. That takes nothing away from the good we've done in the time we were here. Thanks Steve Mcnair For Everything 1973-2009
Hey watch wha you say about the "King of Pop!"
That’s hittting below the proverbial “belt” when you go there, as I’m still reeling from that one. Combined w/ McNair, we lost two special talents.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jul 12, 2009 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Bruce i love MJs Music
but just wanted to use it as an example that no one seemed to care what he did(weather whe did what he was accused of we’ll never know, and i don’t care.. , just celebrate his life, which is fine. We should do the same for Steve. Sorry If I offended you, was just making the point.
We all make mistakes in life. That takes nothing away from the good we've done in the time we were here. Thanks Steve Mcnair For Everything 1973-2009
I have lost some respect for him in terms of who he was off the field but it certainly doesn’t make his death any less sad and at the end of the day I will remember him for what he did ON the field.
Everybody has their faults. Unfortunetly his issue became public and cost him his life.
www.mma-elite.com
His only off field issue
that anyone has a problem with was his adultery. He had many charitable off the field programs that he should be noted for. However, right now his off the field personna is characterized by his lack of faithfulness to his wife, and just as same to his 4 boys, as in the same vein, he did cheat on them too.
aka 'Rexx'
by Bruce Raffel on Jul 12, 2009 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
