McNair’s sons have gone to court seeking for share of estate

After being shot to death without leaving a will, the ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair left his estate to be shared by his families through legal methods. And the two oldest sons have gone to court to seek their share of the estate.


Steven L. McNair Jr. and Steven O’Bryan McNair filed claims separately on Thursday in Davidson County Circuit Court in Nashville. It was over two months after McNair was shot to death by his girlfriend Sahel Kazemi, who killed herself afterwards on July 4 at a Nashville apartment. McNair’s most career was spent with the Tennessee Titans and he used to with the Baltimore Ravens briefly before retirement.

The estate is worth about $19.6 million, and there have been no disputes over the division among the player’s widow, Mechelle McNair and the couple’s two sons, who all have retained attorneys.

8,000 was expected at McNair funeral in Miss.

At the funeral for former NFL quarterback Steve McNair on the University of Southern Mississippi campus, capacity crowd of 8,000 was there to pay their last respects.

The funeral for McNair, who was shot and killed by a girlfriend who then killed herself, comes a day after hundreds lined up in his hometown of Mount Olive in southern Mississippi to pay their respects. A lot of people drove from nearby states and joined the locals parking cars and trucks on the side of the four-lane divided highway that runs beside Reeves Funeral Home, some even drove hours to attend the funeral. Some wore jets jersey.

“He was a great man despite the end. He was a great man. I can’t judge him, can’t judge anyone. We all make mistakes,” Glenda Felder said. She was 54 and followed McNair’s career since he was drafted by the then-Houston Oilers in 1995.

McNair's hometown, Mount Olive, had a banner hanging underneath town sign saying McNair would not be forgotten.

Fans will be able to pay their respects to McNair in LP Field

According to the Associated Press, the Titans will open LP Field for fans to pay their respects to former NFL quarterback Steve McNair.


The LP Field will be open on Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fans can leave personal messages in a book that will be given to the McNair family. They can also watch the late quarterback's highlights and a photo mural of his career with the Titans. Admission and parking for the event are free, but a ticket office will accept donations to the Steve McNair Foundation.

There will be a memorial service for McNair on Thursday night in Nashville and a funeral service on Saturday at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. A private burial will be held in his hometown of Mt. Olive.

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