Steve McNair
American football player (1973–2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stephen LaTreal McNair (February 14, 1973 – July 4, 2009),[2] nicknamed "Air McNair",[3][4] was an American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons. He started his first two seasons with the Houston Oilers before the team relocated to Nashville, Tennessee. There, McNair would become the first franchise quarterback of the Tennessee Titans. He also played for two seasons with the Baltimore Ravens.[5]
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Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1973-02-14)February 14, 1973 Mount Olive, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Died: | July 4, 2009(2009-07-04) (aged 36) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Mount Olive | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Alcorn State (1991–1994) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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McNair played college football for the Alcorn State Braves, with whom he won the 1994 Walter Payton Award as the top player in NCAA Division I-AA. He was selected third overall by the Oilers in the 1995 NFL draft, becoming the team's regular starting quarterback in 1997, their first season in Tennessee (though he started six games over the prior two seasons in Houston), and remained the starting quarterback for the Titans through 2005. After the 2005 season, McNair was traded to the Ravens, with whom he played for two seasons before retiring.[6]
McNair appeared in the playoffs four times with the Titans, including their run to Super Bowl XXXIV in 2000, and made his final playoff appearance in 2006 with the Ravens. McNair was selected to the Pro Bowl three times, and was an All-Pro and Co-MVP in 2003.[7] McNair was the first African-American quarterback to win AP NFL MVP and remains, along with Cam Newton, Patrick Mahomes, and Lamar Jackson, only one of four to win the award.[8]