Pete Carroll Reportedly Going To Seattle Seahawks

I'm still hyperventilating over the news that the USC Trojans head football coach, Pete Carroll, may have signed a deal to be president and head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. This comes after Jim Mora was fired from the Seahawks, after posting an 5-11 season. Somewhere, my friend David Schreiber- a USC alum- is blowing a gasket (and demanding to St. Peter and the Deity that he come down and smack some sense into Carroll). Yes, he's worked with several NFL teams- including a season of head coaching the New York Jets (He was fired after posting a 6-12 record). He's very tenured at the University of Southern California, with consistently winning seasons.

The story is still developing, so stay tuned.

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Accused shooter of Chargers' Brinkley in jail

Accused shooter of Chargers' Brinkley in jail

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The accused shooter of San Diego Chargers rookie Chris Brinkley, Anthony Peterson, thought that he had shot at a romantic rival he had sought, but apparently shot Brinkley in a case of mistaken identity. Peterson had been dating Brinkley's sister, and obviously was very possessive- or not. No matter what he's charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and other charges, and he's due for a hearing on August 19. Brinkley is in stable condition at an area hospital.

Click on the bottom title link for the ESPN story.

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Sahel, You've Got Some Major Explaining To Do (Come To Think Of It, So Do You, Steve)

Nashville-Davidson County Metropolitan Police confirmed today that Sahel Kazemi, the 20-year-old girlfriend of former Titans and Ravens quarterback Steve McNair, was indeed the shooter of McNair before turning the gun on herself. McNair, 36, died Saturday as the result of the gunshot wounds suffered at the hands of Ms. Kazemi.

Police are asking this question- and so am I: Why did Sahel do it? What was going through her mind? One clue investigators may have stumbled on was that Ms. Kazemi thought her life was spiraling out of control- according to the Associated Press and WSMV-DT, the NBC affiliate in Nashville- she had faced mounting debts, and she thought that McNair was seeing another woman. Well, she was right on the latter, at least. But now, that other woman- McNair's wife Mechelle- is asking herself "How in the fuck could Steve do this to me?" (Okay, she probably didn't use those exact words, but she is asking nonetheless). According to WSMV, Kazemi told a friend that "My life is a ball of shit and I should end it." I looked at her picture, and to be honest, yeah, I'd fucking pork her. Necrophiliac erection aside, I'm wondering if Steve ever wondered what the hell he walked himself into. Did he have any idea that the hottie he met at a Nashville area Dave and Busters was...well, not altogether upstairs? Or maybe she was, she was just stressed out that Stevie was flirting with some other bitch- though this has not been confirmed- and she didn't take it so well. So, what Sahel did- according to police sources- was shoot a sleeping McNair, then shoot herself. She was hoping that she'd fall in his lap (make it look like she was giving him a blow-job, maybe...hmm...), but she ended up falling at his feet (well, I guess that would qualify as close). Why didn't she just wrap herself around McNair- you know, just get on top of him- wrap one arm around him (maybe a hand on his juicy ass), and pull the trigger with the other and make it look like a goddamn "Romeo and Juliet" scenario at least? Make the murder-suicide look romantic.

Now, to you, Stevie boy. You told this poor girl that you were divorcing Mechelle, your wife of about 15 years. But you probably didn't realize that the girl you were sleeping with was a fragile young lamb, one that was barely out of her teens (let alone diapers). Yes, I'll give you credit for wanting to help her and more credit for really being in lust love with her. But the person that should have mattered the most had to fucking find out about your philandering the hard way. And now, Mechelle and those precious boys of yours are really wondering what the hell was going through your thick skull. Mechelle looks like a lovely young woman, and- as I would do Sahel if she were alive- I'd bang her (of course, I'd be breaking the "no dating baby-mama" rule, but hey, I can still hit her and quit her, right?... Anyway...). I'm not going to say that because of your cheating- such act that led to your demise- will turn your legacy into shit, but dude, you've left behind a lot of heartbroken fans- including this blogger, who watched you, alongside one of my favorite players, Eddie George tear up opponents. My heart was broken when you died, but when I found out that your poor wife had no idea of your trysts, it was shattered. I'll mourn your loss, but I'm also saying that you should have known better.

I can't leave without saying a word to Ms. Kazemi. Girl, you were fucking hot! I mean someone I would've dated- of course, you obviously didn't mind the sixteen year difference between you and Steve McNair, so our 22-year difference wouldn't have raised any eyebrows. I don't know what went through your mind the days leading up to your death. I could ask the obvious- why did you shoot one of the greatest NFL quarterbacks of all time? The man- despite that he was a cheating dog (at least to Mechelle, anyway)- seemed like a very good man who cared for your well-being. He gave you a fucking Cadillac Escalade for your birthday, for God's sake, woman! What other man would do that for you- besides, say, Hugh Marston Hefner, maybe...or Donald Trump? (Then again, Melania- the Donald's current wife- would probably cut off his balls if he dared tried a stunt like that. It's so wonder that Mechelle didn't cut off Steve's, for that matter...).

Let me close with the advice my mother gave me: Don't waste a good bullet. No matter how bad that breakup, or that revelation that your significant other, or spouse, etc. has sought other animals in this jungle we call romance (or courtship, marriage, etc), it's not worth shooting the bastard or bitch. There's always divorce court (though I'd stay away from judge Lynn Toler- she can be a real bitch... but only when she needs to be), or if you're not married, just walk away. Or as I like to put it, "Let's just fuck and say goodbye."

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The Plot Thickens

Did Sahel Kazemi kill herself after killing former NFL quarterback Steve McNair? Or did somebody murder them both, and made it look like a murder-suicide?

Nashville-Davidson County police are trying to find out who killed the two, and they are looking at Kazemi's MySpace page- and a friend of the former boyfriend of Kazemi's. As I mentioned over the weekend, there could be a possibility that a jealous ex-boyfriend could be the shooter. This means that there is one person I can likely rule out- Mechelle McNair, who is reportedly distraught over her husband's death. No doubt she's more devastated over the fact that Steve was cheating on her- hell, a lot of fans are. How could a very public figure such as McNair- a guy who helped victims of Hurricane Katrina, and was involved with charities related to the city of Nashville and the NFL, and often with Mechelle at his side- live such a double life. Sure, many celebrities do this- have affairs and do acts of jackasses (just ask Lindsay Lohan and Britney Spears)- but we didn't expect Mcnair to be one of those people. As for Ms. Kazemi, it appears that she was a loving person who wouldn't hurt anyone and- according to police- there was no history of domestic problems between Kazemi and McNair (and none between McNair and his wife, either. Even stranger, no record of a divorce petition). So what initially was thought to be a murder-suicide (at least by this author) may be something even more bizarre, and unless there's an arrest made in the case, we may never know who killed Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi.

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Smells Like a Murder-Suicide To Me (Either That, or Mechelle Shot 'Em)

Nashville police say that the death of NFL great Steve McNair is a homicide. His body was found about 1:30 PM central Time (11:30 AM Pacific) Saturday by a roommate, Wayne Neeley, at the condo he and McNair rented in Nashville's city center. A woman's body, 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi, was found next to McNair's body, with a gunshot wound on the side of the head. McNair had two wounds to the chest and two in the head.

Only two conclusions come to mind:

• My first impression is that Kazemi had killed McNair, then herself- the one bullet hole in her head, and the fact that a semi-automatic pistol was found under her seems to point in that direction. For all anyone- including myself- knows, McNair and Kazemi had a lover's spat (sources say that the two had dated), and Kazemi just went off the deep end and shot him. Or perhaps McNair wanted to break things off with Kazami, and reconcile with his wife, Mechelle, and Kazemi did not take this very well.


• But, then again, perhaps the person- or persons- who shot McNair and Kazemi may have planted the gun under Kazemi, just to make it look like Kazemi herself had shot McNair. Could that person be Mechelle? And if so, was she so fed up with Steve's infidelities that she decided that killing him would be cheaper than divorcing him? I haven't seen anything in the media- inside or outside of Nashville that say that she is mourning. Her whereabouts are unknown at this time. Then again, it could be a jealous ex-boyfriend (or girlfriend) of Ms. Kazemi's who did this

However, according to a Nashville police spokesperson, no other suspects are sought out at this time. That said, Nashville Police confirm that McNair was murdered, while they're working to classify Kazemi's death.

Two days before their deaths- on July 2- Kazemi was arrested for DUI. McNair was a passenger in the 2007 Cadillac Escalade he and Kazemi owned. (see the arrest report by clicking here for the report from WTVF-TV, http://www.newschannel5.com/global/story.asp?s=10644821 ).

All I can say is that this is the latest turn of tragic events involving celebrities in the last two weeks.

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Who Killed Steve McNair?

Who killed Steve McNair?

Over an 13-year career, McNair threw for 31,304 yards on 2,733 of 4,544 passing. He scored 174 touchdowns, and ran for 3,590 yards and 37 touchdowns. He was a third overall pick by the Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans). He played for the Oilers/Titans for 11 seasons, and for his final two final seasons, he played for the Baltimore Ravens before retiring last year.

McNair was found dead with an unidentified female in a downtown Nashville condo at the Rutledge House Condominiums, on 2nd Avenue South and Lea Avenue. It is not known when the shooting happened, or if there was any motive. McNair had a gunshot wound to the head.

McNair was 36.

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