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Steve McNair is a quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens acquired McNair in a trade with the Tennessee Titans for a fourth-round pick before the 2006 season. During his first season in Baltimore, McNair led the Ravens to a 13-3 record and the AFC North Championship. In the playoffs, however, McNair struggled, throwing two interceptions in the Ravens' 15-6 loss to Indianapolis. McNair started his career with the Houston Oilers, who selected him with the No. 3 overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. When the Oilers moved to Nashville in 1997 (where they were later renamed the Tennessee Titans), McNair became the starter. He started for nine years in Tennessee. His best year came in 2005...
Steve McNair is a quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens acquired McNair in a trade with the Tennessee Titans for a fourth-round pick before the 2006 season. During his first season in Baltimore, McNair led the Ravens to a 13-3 record and the AFC North Championship. In the playoffs, however, McNair struggled, throwing two interceptions in the Ravens' 15-6 loss to Indianapolis. McNair started his career with the Houston Oilers, who selected him with the No. 3 overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. When the Oilers moved to Nashville in 1997 (where they were later renamed the Tennessee Titans), McNair became the starter. He started for nine years in Tennessee. His best year came in 2005 when he was named the NFL co-MVP (with Peyton Manning), a Pro Bowl starter and the Sports Illustrated Player of the Year. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Mississippi native was born on Feb. 2, 1973. McNair excelled at football, basketball and baseball at Mount Olive High School. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners as a pitcher in the 1990 Major League Baseball draft, but McNair chose to play Division I-AA college football at Alcorn State. McNair became the first and only player in NCAA history to amass more than 16,000 yards of total offense. He also set an NCAA record with 400.5 yards in total offense per game as a senior. He was nicknamed "Air McNair" for his aerial success in college.
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Ravens get another shot to prove they're ready for prime time
There was linebacker Bart Scott throwing the official's flag into the stands.
There was Steve McNair setting an NFL record for futility.
And there was the worst loss in the nine-year Brian Billick era.
When it comes to playing before a national...Tags: National Football League, Hines Ward, Derrick Mason, Washington Redskins, Indianapolis Colts
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Remember when? 2007 season opener vs. Bengals was one to forget
This game was the beginning of the end for coach Brian Billick in Baltimore. In their opener of the 2007 season in Cincinnati before a national Monday Night Football audience, the Ravens were battered and beaten. Coming off a 13-3 season, the Bengals...Tags: Football, Willis McGahee, Brian Billick, Ed Reed, Baltimore Ravens
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With an undefeated team, veteran Tennessee Titans Coach Jeff Fisher finally getting some recognition
Sentinel Staff WriterHe isn't Bill Belichick or Bill Parcells. He's not Tony Dungy or Vince Lombardi. He doesn't have a Super Bowl ring or an undefeated season -- yet. What Jeff Fisher has done, is lasted. Through his 14 1/2 seasons at the helm of the Tennessee Titans,...Tags: Kevin Carter, Keith Bulluck, National Football League, Jacksonville Jaguars, Chicago Bears
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Remember when?
The Ravens have lost three of their past four games in Cleveland, but the last winning effort was one to remember. Kicker Matt Stover, the only remaining player from the Ravens' move from Cleveland, nailed a 52-yard field with 20 seconds left - the...Tags: Derrick Mason, Football, Chris McAlister, Trevor Pryce, Baltimore Ravens
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Ravens offense faces tough tests ahead
Averaging 33 1/2 points in their past four games - the most in the NFL during that span - the Ravens have shown they can be a potent offense.
Starting Sunday against the New York Giants, their offense can prove it should be mentioned among the top...Tags: Cam Cameron, National Football League, New York Giants, Derrick Mason, Washington Redskins
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Titans' Jeff Fisher a coaching marathon man
What separates Jeff Fisher is lasting power. It is appropriate that he once ran a marathon, because his coaching career is the ultimate long run. It also is appropriate that on the wall behind his desk is a portrait of former teammate Walter Payton,...Tags: Kevin Mawae, National Football League, Athletics, Track and Field, Jeff Fisher, Vince Lombardi
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Power rankings: The top five
Cowboys Their big-play offense looks unstoppable. Giants Took a tough - but necessary - stand against Plaxico Burress. Titans Nasty again, as in the Steve McNair days. Eagles Blitzed the Steelers into submission. Steelers Ben Roethlisberger will...Tags: Plaxico Burress, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Wading through quarterback muck
It is possible no one understands how important a quarterback is to an NFL team's success as completely as Bobby Wade. The Vikings' wide receiver is playing his sixth NFL season. And he has been in a regular-season huddle with 17 quarterbacks. There...Tags: National Football League, Chicago Bears, Calvin Johnson, Baltimore Ravens, Kerry Collins
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Celebration marred by turnover
The poor NHL. Even when the league ties a hard-rocking outfit to its opening games, some kind of glitch happens. As part of the champion Detroit Red Wings' first game, the NHL set up to televise a piece of a Def Leppard concert, also happening in Detroit...Tags: Salvation Army, AirTran, Beijing Games, Advertising, Christianity
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Surprise -- Ravens among early upstarts
A new order of power might be emerging in the NFL after only four weeks. Who would have thought it would include the Tennessee Titans, the Buffalo Bills and perhaps even the Ravens?
Well, Jeff Fisher, Dick Jauron and John Harbaugh, that's who.
"I...Tags: Cam Cameron, Kevin Mawae, National Football League, Jacksonville Jaguars, Derrick Mason
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Flacco starting well, but so did Young
Not to throw ice water on the Joe Flacco story, but everyone surely is aware of who will be on the opposite sideline from him at M&T Bank Stadium today.
Depending on how Kerry Collins does for the Tennessee Titans this afternoon - or on what the Ravens'...Tags: Tennessee Titans, National Football League, Football, M&T Bank Stadium, Trevor Pryce
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Stadium full of memories at age 10
Baltimore Sun reporterIt seemed a rare and perfect opportunity to take revenge on history. Twenty-three years after the Colts had abandoned Baltimore, they were on their way back for a playoff game. A 13-3 Ravens team lay in wait with the franchise's typical great defense...Tags: National Football League, Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Football
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