Martin McNair, the father of Jordan McNair, addresses the media during Thursday’s community event at McDonogh marking the first anniversary of his son’s death. (Don Markus, Baltimore Sun video)
All around the upper gymnasium inside the Rollins-Luetkemeyer Athletic Center at McDonogh early Thursday evening, some 50 youngsters were put through drills by members of the Maryland football team and first-year coach Michael Locksley’s staff.
All of them came to have some fun toward the end of what had been a difficult day for Jordan McNair’s parents, teammates and Locksley on the first anniversary of the offensive lineman’s death, 15 days after the 19-year-old suffered heatstroke during a team conditioning drill.