The Steve McNair Situation

I'm writing this post with a heavy heart. Steve McNair was a great NFL player. To come from little known Alcorn State University (an Historically Black College) as the first quarterback selected in the 1995 NFL draft was remarkable in itself. But to go on to be an NFL most valuable player and to come a yard away from winning the Super Bowl is incredible.

The heart and courage he played with rank among the all-time greats. The guy showed up to play every week no matter if he was broken and battered. He gave it everything he had week in and week out just to do what he could to help his team win football games. He was the ultimate warrior and should be the benchmark for the kind of effort and courage athletes should play with in any sport.

It goes without saying that McNair's untimely death is both tragic and shocking. You never expect to hear about something like this happening to a guy who was beloved by the people in his community. He was known for being a big part in the rebuilding effort after Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi. It's been documented as to the many other charitable deeds McNair was a part of. For these deeds he should always be remembered as a guy who cared about people and wanted to do his part to help make things better.

Here's where it gets sticky. It looks like McNair was having and affair. When this type of thing comes out it's never good. Along with his death, his family has to deal with the embarrassment of McNair having an outside relationship. I'm not going to pretend to know what the circumstances were in regards to the affair and his family life. We can only speculate.

What I will say is that people, not just athletes or famous people, have affairs all the time. In certain circles it's so common that it's expected. Let's be real about it. Even Halley Berry has been cheated on. Regardless of how we may feel about affairs and cheating there is never a situation that warrants what happened to Steve McNair. Murder is beyond extreme.

So this is my advice to the world. Make sure you take the time to get to know the people you date, marry, or deal with. All though people do a good job of hiding who they really are, there are always signs. Don't make promises you can't keep or have no intention of keeping. People can take these promises to heart and it can become the thing they live or die for.

Steve McNair was not a bad person. He had an affair like many other people. Based on what we know it doesn't look good as to what lead to him being murdered. It's just sad to say that this affair probably cost him his life. Now his kids and other loved ones will have to live without him. That's tragic in itself. Hopefully the media doesn't focus to much on the affair. Spare the family of having to read, listen, and see McNair be vilified for having an affair. And all you ladies out there who are sensitive to these types of situations, please back off a little and remember the guy was murdered. Don't say things like, "If he wouldn't have been cheating, then he'd be alive". Affair or not the man didn't deserve to be killed.

Until next time, have a good one.

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