MCNAIR JR. FINDS SOLACE IN FOOTBALL
-Pictured: Steve McNair Jr-
It was the game that his father played well. It is the game that McNair Jr. is trying to master and last Friday, the soon-to-be high school graduate played his first football game of his senior season. But his father wasn’t there to watch him on his big day. Sadly for Steve McNair Jr, his father was fatally shot to death just over a month ago.
Though he is still grieving the tragic death of his father, McNair Jr says that he has found solace in football.
“My teammates talk to me every day and we always talk about football and not my dad, so that really helps me a lot,” said McNair. It gets my mind off things. I’m slowly getting back into it. I’m just going to go about my business and try to do what I’m supposed to do on and off the field. I know if my dad was here he’d be telling me the same thing.”
Although his dad won’t be able to attend any future games , McNair Jr’s mom , Cotina Feazell, will be.
“She has always been right there by my side for me every step of the way. She always reminds me to just keep looking up and see what God has planned for me. Don’t look back at the past, but just look at the future,” McNair said of his mom.
Cotina Feazell and Steve Mcnair Sr. dated throughout high school. Though the two never married, they kept in touch throughout the years. Feazell even admits that McNair Sr. helped her financially and would see his son often.
“He saw him each and every time he came home,” Feazell said. “They were like best friends.”
Not only were McNair Jr and Sr best friends, but they were also so much alike.
“They have the same body frame. He walks just like him. Talks like him. He is just like him,” said Cotina.
17-year-old McNair, who will graduate from high school this year, has received scholarship offers from Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss, Kentucky, West Virginia, Louisiana Tech and Tulsa.
Steve McNair Sr. had four children in all, two with his widow Mechelle McNair.
See pictures of Mechelle and her two sons
Source:Clarion Ledger for original pirint.
wow. he looks just like his dad
He sure does..I’m happy to hear that Steve was an active part of his son’s life.
Thats so sad what happened to his Dad
I wish him well. Sounds like he has great support from his Mom and team mates.
I wish him luck in the future, and he does look just like his dad!
His mom better make sure he gets a piece of that dough with Steve’s no will having self.
He’s a spitting image of his dad.. That was very unfortunate what happened to his father, his father should of carefully made his descions.. As far as the son, I wish him luck..
I only hope that he doesn’t fall into the same mindset of jump-off loving like his dad did.
Oh, I am so sorry his dad’s gone. May God bless him throughout his career.
God bless this young man. It´s a struggle, but if he keeps his mindset right (which is not easy in circumstances like that) he will be succesfull and make both of his parents proud.
always terrible to lose a parent…but having Your father or mother murdered…unbelievable anger must be in the family members
I think more embarrassment, shame & frustration is more like what the family is feeling.
To have your father killed by his “jump-off” is crazy.
Not saying Sr deserved to die, but had he been faithful to his wife, he may still be here for his children.
He does look just like his father.
God Bless young man.