Mechelle McNair: Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi's Affair Unknown to Her

It would seem that Mechelle McNair, Steve McNair's wife and the mother of his four sons, did not know anything about the relationship her famous husband had with the 20-year-old Dave & Buster's waitress, Sahel Kazemi. According to Mike Mu, an associate of Mechelle McNair's through the family's charitable foundation, told The Tennessean that Mechelle McNair "did not know this girl." In fact, Mechelle McNair had never heard of her until the night Steve McNair was killed.

The more we learn about the Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi killings, the worse it seems to make Pro Bowl quarterback Steve McNair look. A tragic incident, it was bad enough that the former Tennessee Titans quarterback had been killed, but he was found in an downtown Nashville condominium with a younger woman who was not his wife. It took awhile to identify her and when they did, Nashville Police at first refused to divulge her name in order to get a confirmation and to notify her next of kin.

But when the name Sahel Kazemi was attached to the 20-year-old body found with Steve McNair, it was soon found out that she was not just a lady friend, but an actual dating "girlfriend" of McNair's. In fact, he had just recently purchased her the Cadillac Escalade she drove. It was further discovered that he had met her at Dave & Buster's, where she worked as a waitress and the two had been seeing each other for about five months.

Sahel Kazemi's ex-boyfriend, Keith Norfleet, told The Tennessean that she had confided in him that McNair had told her he was divorcing his wife. Farzin Abdi, Kasemi's nephew, said that his aunt had spoken of marrying Steve McNair, but he had never believed it. The family told reporters that McNair had so convinced Sahel Kazemi that he would leave his wife for her that she planned to sell her furniture and move in with the former NFL great.

Mechelle McNair knew none of this. And she has not made a public announcement or spoken with reporters since her husband's death. She was described as being upset and distraught at hearing of her husband having been killed, and understandably so.

They had been married 12 years.

It is unknown how she took the news that her husband had an alleged mistress. Or that her husband had been allegedly telling the young woman that he was getting a divorce.

Records indicate that there had been no filings for divorce by Steve McNair in Nashville or in Davidson County. But speculative stories had run wild when it was discovered that the McNairs had their Nashville house up for sale.

Perhaps there was some truth to the rumors...

But longtime friend Robert Gaddy, the man who called 911 from McNair's condo to report the deaths, said that Steve McNair had never talked of divorce, at least not to him.

But he could have to Sahel Kazemi. He could have promised her many things. He did buy her an Escalade. He took her on lavish trips. He went clubbing with her.

Still, there is much of these goings-on in the secret life of Steve McNair that we will never know. How much is truth and how much hearsay? What exactly did he tell his girlfriend and how much did she extrapolate from his words? Was she practical or did she have unrealistic expectations?

Could this have been just another case of "fatal attraction"? Could she have simply refused to see herself as "the other woman," deluded herself into thinking she would replace the current Mrs. McNair? Could all of her confidences to Keith Norfleet, her ex-boyfriend, and her family members simply been part of grandiose internal dialogue that only she heard? Doubtful, but possible.

It is more likely, though, that Steve McNair was just using the 20-year-old for a fun time, a sexual hook-up, a "little on the side." That he never mentioned to one of his best friends, Robert Gaddy, the word "divorce" is a good indication that that word only had meaning when enticing Sahel Kazemi to respond to a "booty call."

But, again, we do not know...

There are a few things to consider: As far as is known, Steve McNair was not honest with his wife and kept a young mistress on the side. Unsurprisingly, not being able to keep his wife a secret from Sahel Kazemi, he was dishonest with her, promising to leave his wife for her, something he never intended to do. He certainly was not honest about filing for divorce (Sahel Kazemi's neice said the divorce was to be final in a couple weeks).

And if the official findings of the police conclude that Sahel Kazemi shot and killed Steve McNair before shooting herself, then McNair's talk of divorce may have been what got him killed. Or rather his dishonesty about getting a divorce.

One should be careful to keep one's promises. Not keeping his wedding vows to Mechelle McNair led him to Sahel Kazemi. Not keeping his word to Sahel Kazemi may have led him to his death.

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Source:

Tennessean.com