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Convicted Murderer Pleads Not Guilty in McNair Case
Adrian J. Gilliam Jr, pictured right, has ben charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, an offense which carries a penalty of up to ten years and fines up to $250,000. Law enforcement officials allege that Gilliam sold the handgun that was used to murder former Houston Oilers and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair. Police believe that Sahel Kazemi purchased the gun from Gilliam and then murdered McNair before turning the gun on herself.
Nicknamed “Air McNair,” the shooting came as a heavy blow to NFL fans everywhere as a veteran quarterback was needlessly gunned down in what officials are calling a murder suicide. His remarkable performances with both teams only serve to underscore the depth of the loss. In eleven years with the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans as a starting quarterback he led the teams to four playoffs, including playing in Super Bowl XXXIV with the Titans. He remains the Titan’s all-time leading passer.
During his short stint with the Baltimore Ravens, McNair led the Ravens to the playoffs in one of the two seasons he spent with the team. Selected to the Pro-Bowl three times, All-Pro and Co-MVP also count among his 2003 triumphs. A true football player and a true titan of the game, he remains sorely missed by all who knew him. Gilliam’s recent charges re-open the wound but may help several fans find some closure on the heels of a true tragedy.
Baltimore Ravens: NFL’s Toughest Team
While Joe Flacco had an amazing Rookie season with the Ravens, it was the Ravens rushing attack and their defense that gave them the title of the NFL’s toughest team. The Ravens offense doesn’t ever slow down behind RBs Le’Ron McClain and Willis McGahee, a rushing tandem almost as feared as Smash and Dash in Tennessee. These two hard nosed runners pounded opponents throughout the year, while Derrick Mason took the heat off the rushing attack with 1000 reception yards. But the Ravens are known more for their defense than their offense, and with a defensive line comprised of names like Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs, with Ed Reed in the backfield, there isn’t a QB or team out there that walks over the Ravens with ease. With Joe Flacco blossoming as a QB, and with the addition of Michael Oher at OT, the Ravens look to take 2009 by storm.
Expect lots of Ravens jerseys in stadiums around the nation in 2009, as the team is near guaranteed to make a run at the playoffs and possibly the Super Bowl. Those who doubt the Ravens will find themselves knocked square on their rear.
Retired NFL Players Gathering to Make a Stand
With what is said to be the worst benefits of any professional sports league the NFL players are determined to make a difference by gathering to discuss a marketing initiative in a first time Independent Retired Players Summit.
“It’s not going to be a legal entity,” said Bob Grant, retired linebacker of the Baltimore Colts and Washington Redskins in the late 1960s and early ’70s. “It’s not going to be a situation where we’ve got somebody running around who’s president and trying to be a very important man. We want to keep it absolutely as democratic as we possibly can.
Coming on the same weekend as the NFLPA held Retired Players Convention ‘preventing’ NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith from being able to attend and participate in a chance for these retired players to ensure a better future for all NFL retirees.
Willis McGahee and the NFL’s Year of Showboats
What happened to the class act. The NFL may soon find out what a bunch of melodramatic idiots can do to a sport like the NBA has. Between Ocho – please shut the hell up and talk to much – TO the NFL does not need another act in its repertoire of class action lawsuits and felons.
When your team is down and out and things don’t go the way you planned, you could always fake paralysis. I guess looking like an idiot when your called out for faking just to ruin a voctors celebration is enough for Baltimore Ravens‘ Willis McGahee.
“And oh, yeah, that stretcher was a nice touch. It’s like he planned how he could make himself the center of attention,” Pittsburgh’s safety Troy Polamalu said as he vowed never to forgive McGahee for trying to take away from the Steelers’ victory.
I suppose that when you sustain an injury like that it is nothing a few asprin can’t remedy as Pittsburgh emergency-room doctors had reported as apposed to the usual perscribed pain killers in the event sever neck pain actually occurs.
Can Donovan McNabb Step up?
“Sometimes you have to step back to step forward in a positive way and Donovan will do that,” coach Andy Reid said in a positive light after benching Donovan McNabb half way through Sundays loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
“This has nothing to do with Kolb’s performance or Donovan’s performance.” he reaffirmed. McNabb will remain the starter, for now, and when the Philadelphia Eagles host the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday night it will be the beginning of what coach Reid hopes to be a posative step forward.
The Eagles are again on the verge of missing hte playoffs for the third time since losing the 2005 super bowl and despite McNabb remaining the starting quarterback, Reid felt that at the time second-year pro Kevin Kolb appeared a better option after a dismal half for McNabb even though they only trailed 10-7 and ultimetly losing 36-7. I am sure that numbers don’t show that the decision paid off but time will tell as a coaches decisions always reflectdirectly on their apparent abilities, whether good or bad.
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