McNair announces to teammates in meeting he's retiring

[Fuck Your Existence]

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair has decided to retire from the NFL, announcing his decision to teammates at a packed meeting prior to the Ravens' workouts Thursday morning.



Steve McNair threw for 31,304 yards and 174 touchdowns over a 13-year NFL career. But he was also known for his physical toughness.
A news conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday at the Ravens' headquarters in Owings Mills, Md. First-year coach John Harbaugh, general manager Ozzie Newsome and wide receiver Derrick Mason and cornerback Samari Rolle are expected to accompany McNair at the news conference.

McNair spent 13 seasons in the NFL, and was named the co-Most Valuable Player in 2003.


Drafted by the then-Houston Oilers in the first round of the 1995 draft out of Division I-AA Alcorn State, McNair became a starter in his third season -- the franchise's first in Tennessee. He led the Titans to the Super Bowl XXXIV, where he led a comeback that fell one yard short of a game-tying touchdown as time expired in the St. Louis Rams' 23-16 win.

McNair was known as "Air McNair" in college, where he set NCAA records in Alcorn State's wide-open offense and won the 1994 Walter Payton Award as the best player in I-AA football. But he shed that nickname for a reputation for physical toughness in the NFL, where he often played through injuries.

In his 13-year career, McNair completed 2,733 of 4,544 passes for 31,304 yards and 174 touchdowns with 119 interceptions. He also carried for 3,590 yards.

I always liked dude and thought he was a little underrated....too bad he couldnt have beat St.Louis a few years ago and got that ring

[OG Hack Wilson]

bout time

hell of a career

[Lunatic]

my first ever favorite QB (yes, i'm young). A great, under-rated career. As a life-long titans fan, I love this guy and hated the way we handled his contract situation - without any class at all.

Man I wish he got that ring...at least he won MVP

[thisoneguy360]

Probably a good choice, I was always a big Mcnair fan, I wish him the best