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Originally Posted by FAX
It's a messed up deal, guys, that's for sure. And I don't want to give you guys the wrong impression. It's true that I knew McNair, but I wasn't his best friend, or anything. I got to know him through his foundation and have been to his home and he to mine, we had drinks on several occasions after work, and spent a good deal of time in our respective offices (our offices were on the same floor at Cummin's Station) chatting about various subjects. My place was kind of a refuge for him and my door is always open. I was invited to his friend's house on the 4th when all this was breaking and I'll attend the funeral. That's pretty much it.
I do want to tell you this, though. He loved the Chiefs - especially during the Vermeil Era. He loved to talk about that offense. He would smile and get really animated and energized when he talked about them. Especially when we played the Tacks. He thought Trent Green was one of the toughest, smartest quarterbacks in the league and Priest Holmes was one of the best backs to ever play the game. There were times when he'd rather talk about their offense than the Tacks'. He also loved to tell jokes - except he got them wrong all the time. Screwed up the punch line like clockwork. Very funny.
He wasn't the monster that some people will make him out to be. That's my only point.
FAX
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It's a shame that unless you win "man of the year", nobody pays attention to the things some of these players do for the community. What's funny is that a lot of times the guys who seem like bad guys (TO and Chad Johnson) are actually outstanding in the community, while guys who seem like great guys don't do a damn thing for the community. And you can always tell who does it because they have to and who does it because they want to. Hopefully over the next few weeks, we'll hear less about McNair's personal life and more about the good stuff.