Of all the sports news stories I might have anticipated on Independence Day weekend, the shooting death of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair certainly would have been the last one on my list.
The Nashville Tennessean reports that an autopsy has determined that McNair, 36, was murdered. That seems fairly obvious to me. He was shot four times, twice in the head.
His 20–year–old girlfriend apparently died of a gunshot wound to the head. A pistol was found under her body.
Yesterday and earlier today, I heard reports that police were treating it as a "murder–suicide," but the Tennessean is reporting that police have not determined whether she was a murder victim as well or a suicide.
Whatever the truth turns out to be, this is a tragic turn of events for both families.
And there is no disputing McNair's tenacity on the football field. Jim Wyatt of the Tennessean writes that McNair was tough and resilient.
He was tough, all right, tough enough to take the Tennessee Titans to their only Super Bowl appearance, their memorable loss to the St. Louis Rams nearly a decade ago.
And he played through more pain than any of his contemporaries.
But he wasn't resilient enough to shake off four bullets.
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