The Rick
04-17-2008, 09:29 AM
McNair announces to teammates in meeting he's retiring
Baltimore Ravens (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=bal) quarterback Steve McNair (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3114) has decided to retire from the NFL, announcing his decision to teammates at a packed meeting prior to the Ravens' workouts Thursday morning.
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 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3988) and cornerback Samari Rolle (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4305) 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 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=stl)' 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.
Over 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 rushing yards.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3351086
Baltimore Ravens (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=bal) quarterback Steve McNair (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3114) has decided to retire from the NFL, announcing his decision to teammates at a packed meeting prior to the Ravens' workouts Thursday morning.
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 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=3988) and cornerback Samari Rolle (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=4305) 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 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=stl)' 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.
Over 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 rushing yards.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3351086