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Remembering Steve McNair: Once a Titan, always a Titan

By Michael Moraitis

PITTSBURGH-SEPTEMBER 28: Steve McNair #9 of the Tennessee Titans smiles while talking to a teammate during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 28, 2003 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Titans defeated the Steelers 30-13. (Photo by Tom Pidgeon/Getty Images)
PITTSBURGH-SEPTEMBER 28: Steve McNair #9 of the Tennessee Titans smiles while talking to a teammate during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 28, 2003 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Titans defeated the Steelers 30-13. (Photo by Tom Pidgeon/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON – JANUARY 28: Quarterback Peyton Manning (R) of the Indianapolis Colts sitting next to Steve McNair of the Tennessee Titans as he talks with the media after being chosen as the FedEx Express NFL Player of the Year during Super Bowl XXXVIII week on January 28, 2003 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
HOUSTON – JANUARY 28: Quarterback Peyton Manning (R) of the Indianapolis Colts sitting next to Steve McNair of the Tennessee Titans as he talks with the media after being chosen as the FedEx Express NFL Player of the Year during Super Bowl XXXVIII week on January 28, 2003 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

Steve McNair’s MVP Season

Prior to the 2003 season, McNair was coming off one of his best statistical seasons and it was thought he had reached his peak then. Boy, was that assumption wrong.

McNair went on to outdo himself in 2003, as he finished with 3,215 yards and 24 touchdowns to seven interceptions. He also added 138 more yards on the ground and an additional four touchdowns. Bear in mind, he didn’t even play a full season after missing two games.

If you put those two games in there, McNair likely finishes with career-highs across the board and perhaps takes home the MVP himself. Instead, McNair finished as co-MVP with Peyton Manning, a well-deserved honor for both players.

And thus, McNair’s legend in Tennessee was further cemented. Not only was he this gritty, tough player who could do it all, he was now at the peak of the league for his position.

While Titans fans already knew they had a special player, McNair was now cemented as an elite player in the league. As if the fans needed another reason to be proud of their star quarterback.

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