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Originally Posted by FAX
Sorry, but you don't know what you're talking about, Mr. chiefzilla1501.
Let me tell you what McNair was like. He was a big, friendly, overgrown, good-hearted kid. A really nice guy. That's what he was like. The transition out of football wasn't easy for him. He tried to make his marriage work, but it didn't. Nevertheless, he took care of his wife and children financially. He was generous with them. He kept his local foundation going throughout his move to Baltimore and after. He spent a lot of time helping kids in the community. He was excited about his new restaurant. It gave him the direction he needed.
With the marriage on the rocks, he got mixed up with a crazy chick. Far from "enabling" as Ms. memyselfI and you suggest, many of his friends thought she was taking advantage of him. The crazy chick went nuts when he tried to move on. Those are the facts.
FAX
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I can understand that, FAX. I understand that he was a nice guy and terrific for the community. I just take issue with people acting like this was some act of a gold-digging bitch who just went psycho, while McNair was the unfortunate victim who did nothing wrong but cheat. To be fair, while you know his side of the story, you don't know hers. I'm guessing you don't know what he told her or promised her in private. I would "guess" that her friends probably thought McNair was taking advantage of her too, maybe promising more than he was actually willing to give. Maybe treating her like a booty call, when she thought there was something more. I have too many buddies who do this to their girlfriends, and it drives me nuts. And the worst part is, no matter how much they treat them like shit, it only makes them more dependent. But they're still my buddies and I know that that doesn't define them. Just as it shouldn't define McNair (and I don't think it will).
As you said, I don't think it should shape his legacy. He was a terrific football player and I"m sure a terrific human being, who had some personal flaws. Much like DT. It's the story I tell about Chad Johnson to everybody--he's actually a terrific human being in person. I'm not trying to say McNair was a bad person, but I think the girl probably has a reputation to protect too. And it sounds like they both had a hand in the trouble.