The Tennessee Titans announced on Twitter that they will be retiring the numbers of two franchise legends.
The #Titans will retire Steve McNair's No. 9. #Retire9 pic.twitter.com/4KZF83AmzM
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) June 12, 2019
Eddie! Eddie! Eddie! #Salute27
The #Titans will retire Eddie George's No. 27. pic.twitter.com/eZyYyYHc7U
— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) June 12, 2019
Steve McNair and Eddie George are two of the most important players in Tennessee Titans franchise history.
McNair went 76-55 as the starting quarterback for the Titans (1995-2005). He threw 156 touchdowns with them, and amassed 27,141 yards in the air. McNair also ran for 3,439 yards and another 36 touchdowns with Tennessee.
The quarterback led the Titans to the playoffs on multiple occasions, including a run that saw them lose in heartbreaking fashion in the 1999 Super Bowl against the St. Louis (now Los Angeles) Rams.
McNair sadly passed away in 2009, but is remembered fondly by the organization and anyone that had the pleasure of meeting him.
Eddie George was with McNair for a lot of those years. The running back was with the team from 1996-2003. In that time, he defined workhorse at the position. George even had a season where he ran the ball a league-high 403 times (2000).
In his eight year career with the Titans, George ran for 10,009 yards and scored 64 touchdowns on the ground. He added 2,144 yards and 10 touchdowns in the air on 347 receptions.
George was a constant for the Titans through that time, and another major reason they had that Super Bowl run in 1999. In the playoffs that year, he averaged over 112 yards per game on the ground.
There's no denying that these two played a major role in defining the franchise in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They were the cornerstones of an offense for years – something teams dream of.
It's only right that the two numbers will be retired together, as they spent the heavy majority of their careers causing headaches for opposing defenses as an unstoppable duo.
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