Just… Damn.

I’ve been a fan of Steve McNair ever since he was “Air” McNair with the Alcorn University Braves. Few quarterbacks could sling the football as well as he could, and few played with as much toughness and grit. McNair put up some eye-popping passing stats in college, but in the NFL he proved that he was willing to do whatever it took to win, personal statistics be damned. He was the antithesis of a diva.

And now, he’s been found murdered alongside a young female friend. I hope the investigation doesn’t cast an unflattering light on one of my favorite football players, but I fear it may.

Let’s hope not. I’d like to find at least one professional athlete that doesn’t have feet of clay.