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The widow of Steve McNair has won a request to get $2.5 million from the late NFL quarterback's estate.

Steve McNair, seen after being named co-MVP in early 2004, was shot to death July 4, 2009, by his mistress, 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi, who then killed herself.

The Tennessee Titans will honor slain former quarterback Steve McNair by wearing a No. 9 decal on their helmets this season, starting with this weekend's Hall of Fame Game against the Buffalo Bills.

The Tennessee Titans will honor slain former quarterback Steve McNair by wearing a No. 9 decal on their helmets this season, starting with this weekend's Hall of Fame Game against the Buffalo Bills.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Thursday the league found it appropriate to approve the team's 1-inch decal in memory of McNair, who was killed July 4.

The father of a convicted murderer accused of selling the gun used to kill ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair says his son has been "keeping straight" and taking care of his family since he was released from prison seven years ago.

Adrian J. Gilliam Jr., 33, of La Vergne, Tenn., was charged Friday with being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm.

Federal agents have arrested a convicted felon for allegedly providing the gun later used to kill ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair, The Associated Press learned Friday.

Two law enforcement officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case, said the suspect was arrested by Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives agents.

WASHINGTON -- The Associated Press has learned that federal agents have a convicted felon under arrest for providing the gun later used to kill ex-NFL quarterback Steve McNair.

The widow of slain former NFL quarterback Steve McNair says in court documents that her husband left no will and a judge in Nashville has ruled that she will oversee his estate.

Thousands turned out in Tennessee to say goodbye to Steve McNair, and people in his native state were doing the same Sunday to give the ex-NFL quarterback one of the biggest funerals in recent Mississippi history.

"We're going to have church this morning, and we're going to praise God for Steve's life," said gospel singer Dottie Peoples, a close friend of McNair's mother,...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -- Steve McNair is receiving one of the biggest funerals in recent Mississippi history.