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Signed with the Baltimore Ravens (trade with the Tennessee Titans) on 6/8/06...Re-signed with the Tennessee Titans on 2/24/05...Re-signed (renegotiated contract) with the Titans on 3/2/04...Re-signed (renegotiated contract) with Tennessee on 2/21/03...Re-signed (renegotiated contract) with the Titans on 6/28/01...Re-signed (renegotiated contract) with Tennessee on 2/10/00...Re-signed (renegotiated contract) with Tennessee on 6/29/98...Originally drafted in the 1st round (3rd overall) in the 1995 NFL Draft.
Highlights:
Three-time Pro Bowler (2000, 2003 and 2005) and 2003 NFL co-Most Valuable Player (Peyton Manning - Ind.) brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the Ravens...Entering 2006, McNair has played in 139 career regular season games, starting 131, as well as 9 postseason games, including leading the Titans to the Super Bowl in 1999...He has thrown for 27,141 passing yards (2nd in Titans franchise history - Warren Moon), owns a 59.5 career completion percentage (2,305 of 3,871 - 2nd in team history behind Warren Moon) and has thrown 156 TD passes (3rd in franchise history behind Warren Moon and George Blanda)...Has also rushed for 3,439 yards and 36 TDs on the ground, making him 1 of only 5 players in NFL history to have passed for 20,000 yards and rushed for 3,000 yards (John Elway, Fran Tarkenton, Steve Young and Randall Cunningham)...Needs 2,859 passing yards to reach 30,000 career passing yards (entering this season, only 27 players in the history of the NFL have reached the 30,000-yard mark)...McNair needs 2,859 passing yards and 61 rushing yards to become just the 3rd player in NFL history to total 30,000 career passing yards and 3,500 career rushing yards, joining Fran Tarkenton and Steve Young...McNair boasts an 83.3 career passer rating, ranking him 22nd in NFL annals (minimum 1,500 attempts)...In 2005, he surpassed John Elway for 4th place all time among QBs with 3,439 career rushing yards, trailing only Randall Cunningham (4,928), Steve Young (4,239) and Fran Tarkenton (3,674)...His rushing total ranks 5th in Titans history, and he leads all NFL QBs in rushing since he became a starter in 1997 with 3,232 yards...McNair is also the 1st QB since the 1970 NFL merger to twice rush for 8 TDs in a season (1997 and 1999), and his 1997 rushing total of 674 yards was at the time, the 3rd-highest rushing total by a QB in NFL history behind Randall Cunningham (942 yards in 1990) and Bobby Douglas (968 yards in 1972)...McNair has produced at least 1 TD (passing and/or rushing) in 57 of his last 65 regular season games...McNair's 27,141 career passing yards rank 8th among all QBs who were active in 2005, behind Brett Favre, Vinny Testaverde, Drew Bledsoe, Kerry Collins, Peyton Manning, Mark Brunell and Jake Plummer...Of the 10 active passers with 25,000 or more passing yards, which additionally includes Brad Johnson and Trent Green, McNair has the 5th-best completion percentage (59.5), the 6th-best passer rating (83.3) and the 2nd-lowest INT percentage (2.7)...McNair posted a string of 23 games in which he passed for at least 1 TD (10/14/01-11/24/02), breaking Warren Moon's franchise mark of 21...He was also 1 of only 4 QBs in Houston/Tennessee history to pass for 3,000 yards in a season (1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005), joining Moon, George Blanda and Ken Stabler, and only the 2nd to reach the mark in 3 consecutive seasons (Moon, 1989-1991)...He became the youngest of the 4 to hit the 3,000-yard mark in 1998, and in 2002, at the age of 29, he became the Titans' franchise's youngest quarterback to reach 100 TD passes (Moon, 33)...With the Titans in 2005, McNair earned his 3rd Pro Bowl berth while passing for 3,161 yards (5th-highest of his career), completing 61.3 percent of his passes (tied for the 4th-best of his career), 16 TDs and a 82.4 QB rating...While playing in just 8 games in 2004 due to a sternum injury, McNair still managed to complete 129 of 215 passes (60%) for 1,343 yards and 8 TDs...He also rushed for 128 yards and a TD...
In 2003, he guided the Titans to the team's 4th playoff appearance in 5 seasons on his way to earning Associated Press NFL co-MVP (Peyton Manning) and Pro Bowl starter after leading the league with a 100.4 QB rating - the best single-season rating in Titans franchise history...Also was named Sports Illustrated Player of the Year, SI All-Pro, 2nd-team AP All-Pro, Football Digest 2nd-team All-Pro and captain of Howie Long's Tough Guy Team...Completed 250 of 400 passes for 3,215 yards, 24 TDs and 7 INTs in 2003...With a league-high 8.04 yards per pass attempt, he became the 1st AFC QB since Jim Harbaugh (8.20) in 1995 to finish the season averaging more than 8 yards per attempt...Led the AFC (2nd in the NFL) with a 96.8 rating in the 4th quarter and led the league with a 117.7 rating on 3rd down in 2003...With rushing totals of 38 carries for 138 yards and 4 TDs, was 1 of only 2 NFL QBs (Brett Favre) to produce at least 1 TD in every game...Started 14 games, sitting out contests against Buffalo (12/14) and Tampa Bay (12/28) with calf and ankle injuries...Established career bests in completions (301), passing yards (3,387) and TDs (22) on 492 attempts (tied career high), leading Tennessee to the AFC South Division title in 2002...Started all 16 games in 2002 and led the team to 10 victories in its last 11 games...Finished 3rd in NFL MVP voting behind Rich Gannon and Brett Favre and was named All-Pro by Sports Illustrated's Paul Zimmerman...In the final month of the season, McNair led the team to a perfect 5-0 December record without ever practicing during the stretch due to 3 separate injuries - turf toe, strained ribs and a sore back...Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month in December for his efforts...Directed 3 4th-quarter comeback wins during the 2002 season, giving him 13 for his career (enters 2006 with 19)...He posted a 100-or-above QB rating 6 times, and his 84.0 season passer rating was the 2nd best of his career as a full-time starter...Set a Titans' franchise record with 23 consecutive games in which he threw at least 1 TD pass (10/14/01-11/24/02)...Ranked 2nd in the AFC in passer rating (90.2), 4th in TDs (21) and completion percentage (61.3%), 5th in passing yards (3,350) and 1st in yards gained per pass (7.77) in 2001...Also became the 1st Titans QB since Warren Moon (21) in 1993 to throw for at least 20 TDs in a season...His 65.6% completion percentage and 102.9 quarterback rating led all NFL QBs in the last 10 games...In that same time frame, he recorded a TD-to-INT ratio better than 3-to-1 (17 TDs - 5 INTs)...McNair ranked 2nd on the team and 3rd among NFL QBs with 414 rushing yards...Named to his 1st-career Pro Bowl in 2000 to replace Brian Griese (shoulder surgery) but was sidelined for the game due to his own shoulder injury...Completed 248 of 396 passes for 2,847 yards and matched a then-career high with 15 TD passes...Ranked 2nd on the team in rushing (404 yards), 4th in the AFC with a 92.6 passer rating on 3rd down and led the team to an 8-2 record against teams in the AFC Central...Helped lead the Titans to an AFC Championship, starting 11 games and completed 187 of 331 passes for 2,179 yards and 12 TDs in 1999...He was the only player to earn Miller Lite NFL Player of the Week honors twice (STL, 10/31/99 and Jax, 12/26/99) and just the 7th player ever to win the award twice in 1 season...Missed 5 games (9/19/99- 10/17/99) following surgery on 9/19/99 to repair a ruptured disk in his lower back that caused him to miss 3 preseason games...McNair started all 16 games, en route to becoming the youngest franchise QB and only the 4th overall to reach the 3,000-yard passing mark, when he completed 289 of 492 for 3,228 yards and 15 TDs in 1998...Also led all NFL QBs for the 2nd consecutive season with 559 rushing yards and, for the 2nd consecutive season, helped the team set a franchise mark for fewest INTs in a season (10), throwing only 5 INTs in the season's final 11 games...Ranked 4th in the NFL in 3rd-down completion percentage (62.3%) and led the team to 9 scores in the last 2 minutes of the half or game, including 2 game-winning drives vs. Pit. (11/15/98) and at Jax. (12/13/98)...In his 1st full season as a starter, in 1997, McNair completed 216 of 415 pass attempts for 2,665 yards, 14 TDs and 13 INTs...Led the team with 8 rushing TDs and ranked 2nd in rushing yards with 674, the 3rd-most in NFL history by a QB at the time...His 6.7 yards-per-carry average led all NFL rushers...Saw action in 9 games, starting 4 in 1996, completing 61.5% of his passes (88 of 143) for 1,197 yards, 6 TDs and 4 INTs while posting a 90.6 QB rating...Also rushed 31 times for 169 yards (5.5 avg.) and 2 TDs during the ?96 season...Played in 4 games, starting 2 as a rookie in 1995...Completed 41 of 80 passes for 569 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT, while rushing 11 times for 38 yards; was 2-0 as a starter.
Pro Career:
2005: (with Tennessee) Started 14 games and earned his 3rd Pro Bowl nod, completing 292 of 476 passes for 3,161 yards (5th-most of his career)...He also eclipsed 3,000 passing yards for the 5th time in his career...Threw 16 TDs and posted a 82.4 QB rating...2005 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Recorded 11th-career 300-yard game, going 23-of-38 for 310 yards with 2 TDs and no INTs in game 14 vs. Sea. (12/18)...He also eclipsed 3,000 passing yards in a season for the 5th time in his career and 4th time in the last 5 seasons against Seattle...Was 23-of-41 for 343 yards (4th-highest total of his career) and 3 TDs in game 11 vs. SF (11/27)...The 49ers' game marked the 10th-career 300-yard game and 14th 3-TD game of career...Became 49th player in NFL history and 2nd player in Titans franchise history to surpass 25,000 passing yards during a career in game 5 at Hou. (10/9), when he completed 22 of 31 passes for 220 yards and 2 TDs (112.3 rating)...He also rushed for a 1-yard score, making it his 8th-career game with at least 2 TD passes and 1 rushing TD...Also became 49th player in NFL history and 2nd player in Houston/Tennessee franchise history to surpass 25,000 career passing yards...Was 18-of-30 for 208 yards in the 13-10 win in game 2 vs. Hou. (9/18)...For 19th time of his career, McNair led the Titans on a drive in which the team scored go-ahead or tying points within the final 2 minutes of regulation or OT; the drive was 10 plays, 70 yards, culminating with a FG with 10 seconds remaining.
2004: (with Tennessee) Played and started in 8 games, missing 8 contests with a sternum injury...Became franchise's all-time leader in wins by a starting QB, finishing his 10th season with 72 wins, which surpassed Warren Moon's previous franchise record of 70 wins...Threw for 1,343 yards and 8 TDs, and adding 128 yards and 1 TD on 23 rushing attempts and also scored a 2-point conversion (11/21 at Jax.)...2004 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Underwent surgery on 12/28 for a sternum injury...Rallied team from a late 15-10 4th quarter deficit to an 18-15 win in game 10 at Jax. (11/21), as he completed 18 of 30 passes for 209 yards and 1 TD...On the game-winning drive, McNair completed 3 of 5 passes for 55 yards, including a 21-yard completion to Erron Kinney on 4th-and-1...The game was the 20th of his career in which he led his team to victory after facing a 4th-quarter deficit or tie...Completed 15-of-26 passes for 206 yards and 2 TDs in a 48-27 win on Monday Night Football in game 5 at GB (10/11), recording his 71st-career win as a starting QB, surpassing Warren Moon (70) for 1st place in Houston/Tennessee franchise history...The team's 48 points set a Lambeau Field record for a visiting team.
2003: (with Tennessee) Named AP NFL co-MVP (Peyton Manning) and Pro Bowl starter after leading the league with a 100.4 QB rating - the best single-season rating in Titans franchise history... Also was named Sports Illustrated Player of the Year, SI All-Pro, 2nd-team AP All-Pro, Football Digest 2nd-team All-Pro and captain of Howie Long's Tough Guy Team...Completed 250 of 400 passes for 3,215 yards, 24 TDs and only 7 INTs...With a league-high 8.04 yards per pass attempt, became the 1st AFC QB since Jim Harbaugh (8.20) in 1995 to finish the season averaging more than 8 yards per attempt...Led the AFC (2nd in the NFL) with a 96.8 rating in the 4th quarter and led the league with a 117.7 rating on 3rd down...With rushing totals of 38 carries for 138 yards and 4 TDs, was 1 of only 2 NFL QBs (Brett Favre) to produce at least 1 TD in every game he played...Started 14 games, sitting out contests against Buffalo (12/14) and Tampa Bay (12/28) with calf and ankle injuries...2003 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Led the Titans to a last minute 27-24 win in game 15 at Hou. (12/21), as he completed 17 of 36 passes for 268 yards and 2 TDs...Trailing 24- 20 with 1:42 remaining, led team on a 8-play, 75-yard drive, culminating with a 23-yard TD pass to WR Drew Bennett on 4th down with 0:17 remaining...Also completed the 2nd-longest pass of his career in the 2nd quarter with a 73-yard bomb to WR Justin McCareins...Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for October after a 4-game stretch in which he completed 74 of 121 passes for 1,158 yards and 5 TDs to go along with 3 rushing TDs...Named the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week by NFL.com after setting a new career high with 421 passing yards and completing TD passes of 32, 46 and 50 yards to WR Derrick Mason in game 6 vs. Hou. (10/12)...Completed 15 of 16 passes for 161 yards (long of 42) and 3 TDs to set new career highs in completion percentage (93.8) and passer rating (148.2) as a starter in game 4 at Pit. (9/28), as he connected on his final 11 attempts of game...His passer rating of 146.8 was the 3rd best of his career...That game marked the 5th time since 1970 that an NFL QB passed for 400 yards with 18 or fewer completions...Led the team to a 27-12 win with TD passes to Justin McCareins and Drew Bennett 1 week after dislocating his right 4th finger and surpassed 20,000 yards passing for his career, becoming the youngest of 5 players in NFL history to pass for 20,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards in game 3 vs. NO (9/21).
College Career:
Regarded as one of the top QBs in college football history and became the only player in NCAA history to gain more than 16,000 yards (16,823) in total offense during his college career at Alcorn State...Also set collegiate records by averaging 400.5 yards in total offense per game and 8.18 yards gained per pass play for his career...Set a NCAA single-season record by averaging 527.2 yards of total offense per game as a senior...Owns every Alcorn State game, season and career passing and total offense record after posting career numbers of 928-of-1,673 (55.5 percent) for 14,496 yards in passing, with 119 TDs and 58 INTs...Became only the 3rd player in Div. I-AA history to throw for 100 TDs, and added 2,327 yards and 33 TDs on 375 rushing attempts (6.2 avg.)...Was a unanimous All-America choice and earned 1st-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference honors for the 4th consecutive year as a senior...Won the Walter Payton Award (top Div. I-AA player), Eddie Robinson Trophy (top player in black college ranks) and finished 3rd in the Heisman Trophy race, making him the 1st Div. I-AA player to rank in top 5 in voting for the award since Jerry Rice (Mississippi Valley, 1985)...Broke several NCAA, conference and school marks as a senior by completing 304 of 530 passes (57.4%) for 4,863 yards and 44 TDs...Set a Div. I-AA record with 649 yards of offense (491 pass, 156 rush) and added 8 passing TDs in 54-28 win over Tenn.-Chattanooga...Closed out his college career by setting Div. I-AA playoff records for pass attempts (82) and completions (52), while racking up 514 yards and 3 TDs versus Youngstown State...Became 1 of only 3 Alcorn State football players to have his jersey retired, joining Jack Spinks and McNair's brother, Fred...Majored in physical education...Honored by Alcorn State declaring Jan. 30, 2000, "Steve McNair Day" after he led the Titans to Super Bowl XXXIV.
Personal:
Named All-State and SuperPrep All-American as a QB and DB for the Pirates of Mount Olive (MS) HS...Tied a Mississippi HS (Terrell Buckley) record of 30 INTs, including 15 as a senior...Also played basketball and baseball (drafted by the Seattle Mariners as a pitcher in the 35th round - 916th overall of the 1990) in HS...Since 2001, has hosted annual Steve McNair Golf Classic in Gulfport, MS and Nashville, TN to benefit the Steve McNair Foundation, which provides financial assistance to Boys & Girls Clubs in Mississippi and Tennessee and grants scholarships for McNair's football camps in Nashville, TN and Hattiesburg, MS...Also hosts Steve McNair Football Camps in Nashville every summer...Named Nashville Sports Council's Sports Person of the Year for 2001, 2002 and 2003...Named to Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in April 2004...Presented a $30,000 check to the Boys & Girls Club of Covington County, MS in May 2004...Gave away 280 turkeys during the 2005 Thanksgiving holiday to representatives from United Way's 14 Family Resource Centers on behalf of his foundation...Presented a $30,000 in total checks to five Middle Tennessee charities in May 2005 through his foundation...In August 2005, McNair filled more than 2-dozen tractor trailers with relief supplies for Mississippi families affected by Hurricane Katrina...Along with Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre, McNair and his charitable foundation helped raise $150,000 for schools in Mississippi...Has a website: officialstevemcnair.com...Steve and his wife Mechelle, have 4 sons: Junior (9/10/91), Steven (3/11/94), Tyler (8/22/98) and Trenton (1/23/04)...Full name: Steve LaTreal McNair. |
