RIP Steve… You were a true warrior.

What a shock.....

i believe that memorable season was 2006 not 2007. It saddens m that people who get paid to know this stuff screw up things like that. Especially at a time like this. you FAIL.

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Pete's reply: I think what saddens you is that you don't get paid to know this stuff. But you're right, it was 2006.

What shocking news, I am too stunned to know how to react also, and I never actually met and interacted with the guy. Must be a tough night for a lot of folks tonight. Take care Peter.

Geez , markus , lighten up .
Pete , it's understood you wouldn't be quick to comment and rush to any judgement .
RIP Steve McNair .

Pete - Watching the O's game and I can't take this lacksadaisacal play any longer. Thorne says there is nothing Trembley can do about it. I beg to differ. I think he should have sent a message to this team by sending Pie to right field on the spot. Is he showing up his player? Yes. BUT HE DESERVES IT!! That play is simply inexcusable! I understand Roberts should run out until he is called off, but he was half way into right field. That play very well may cost this team another win. Every time I think they are going to turn the corner, they do something ridiculous like that. Embarassing!

This man NEVER made an outrageous comment to the media. Never complained, very humble, the anti-prima donna. I hope the day comes when a current or future NFL player reminds me of Steve McNair.

Thank you Pete for your comments.

Very sad news Peter...thoughts and prayers to the families, especially his little boys...just awful.

As for you jongermany - lighten up already.

Pete,we don't always agree,and shouldn'thave too,but the idiot that criticized you for getting the year wrong might be the biggest **S I have ever seen on here.The point was not about what year it was,it was about what a tragedy it was to lose such a warrior of a player,who was a true gentlemen,and one of my best friends favorite player ,who spoke to him many times since he moved to Nashville and said you couldn't ask for a more humble,curteous gentleman.I'm still in shock.And while I'm typing this,I watch Scott walk and Wigginton swing at the first pitch for a double play.Unreal.

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Pete's reply: Gotta give you this one. Dave didn't have enough players on the bench for all the guys who should have been pulled over the course of the game.

I am Shocked to hear about McNair, As the details come out, the 20 year old woman was his mistress. She shot him multiple times and then shot herself. Why a married man with a wife and 4 kids has a 20 year old mistress is beyond me. I guess just like the many other athletes they think they can do what the want regardless of the consequences. I feel bad for the family that is left behind.

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Pete's reply: It's just a sad story that's going to get sadder as all the details come out.

Steve -thank you for playing for us and may God rest your soul and He comfort your families involved , RIP , AMEN

Pete-you and rest of us dont full know the details yet . the shock is/was numbing . McNair's death really puts life in better content than sports itself ever could

I want to take this opportunity to wax philosophical. Many will praise McNair because of what he did on the field and how he did it. Others will revel in the salacious details sure to come out. Both are ok with me. I find it perfectly appropriate to compartmentalize. Just like I find the HoF's treatment of Pete Rose appropriate. Honor the accomplishments. Record and display the uni, the balls from record setting hits and the numbers, but ban the disgusting person who sold the game down the river by his knowing and intentional gambling from the hall. Each are treated appropriately IMO. Remember the good plays and selfless manner of McNair the player but dont put our heads in the sand about his warts. And lets not forget that what he did on the field might be the part we know but it is the less important part of who he was.

You're spot on, Pete. The only thing to do today is to express sympathy for the families and friends left behind. I hope that all the families and friends involved find some measure of peace and solace.

SO very sad about Steve McNair--who always carried himself so humbly in the world of PRO football! He was a hard-worker and gained the respect of all the players on his team. My sympathies to all his loved ones--friends,family and colleagues!
MAY HE REST IN eternal PEACE!

Scott, Thank you for saying what I was thinking. Noone can doubt McNair's character on the field. Let's take him out of it for a second. An athlete has a wife, four boys and literally anything that money can buy. When is enough, enough, How come everything makes one look for anything? If an athlete is not happy in his marriage, that's certainly understandable, but then divorce the woman. The few dollars one may save, can cost them their children's respect and quite possibly their own lives. The players always want more money in their next contract, For what?.. This to happen? Maybe instead of money they should negiotate for family vacations. An off season trip around the word would create a lifetime memory for his children. They're not going to remember whether Dad got an extra million. As an example, I saw Marvin Lewis sitting with his family in a casual restuarant exactly one week after the Super Bowl. I bet the kids can remember what they had to eat. Ask them the name of the hotel they stayed at a week earlier? and they won't remember. So Peter, you're right. It is very very sad that the McNair children won't be able to enjoy the 4th of July fireworks with their Dad anymore. I hope athletes can find their way to see what having everything truly means.

I hear it was a fatal attraction type situation. Steve was dating the girl and she thought he was going to ditch his wife for her and I guess maybe Steve tried to break it off and she went nuts…

same old story,black athlete, white female! when are theses people going to learn? the guy has a wife and 4 young sons-why play with this girl?
cultural heritage? what's more tragic than this?

Hey Mike, you have an awfully liberal definition of "white." She is clearly of Middle Eastern, and not European, heritage.