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Netflix’s latest documentary, Untold: The Murder of Air McNair, has now landed on the streaming platform, exploring the murder of the Tennessee Titans’ legendary quarterback, Steve “Air” McNair. McNair was killed in 2009 and his body was discovered next to his then-girlfriend Sahel “Jenni” Kazem when his longtime friend Robert Gaddy called the authorities.
Gaddy was McNair's close friend, bodyguard, and business partner. He was a part of a restaurant business venture with McNair. However, following his death, Gaddy opened his own hospitality business. Currently, he is running the Blackwood Restaurant and Lounge within Hotel Preston by Marriott, in Nashville.
Who is Robert Gaddy? Details explored from Untold: The Murder of Air McNair
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Air McNair spent the majority of his career playing for the Tennessee Titans However, only over a year after retiring, the 36-year-old's life was cut short when he was found dead in a downtown Nashville apartment. The Netflix documentary brings forward details from the case through interviews with people in his intimate circle.
According to Untold: The Murder of Air McNair, Robert Gaddy, the quarterback's close friend and business partner, is the one who called 9-1-1 and informed the authorities after finding the body of Air McNair. But he fled the scene before help could arrive.
It came to light that Gaddy had an alleged fallout with McNair over a business-related deal, that became a subject of controversy in the case and sparked several conspiracy theories concerning the murder. However, the police cleared him after going through his records. The case was eventually ruled as a murder-suicide by McNair's girlfriend, Sahel "Jenni" Kazemi.
About Robert Gaddy
Robert “Big Daddy” Gaddy and Air McNair had been friends for a long time. They played football together for Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi. When McNair joined the Houston Oilers, which eventually became the Tennessee Titans, Gaddy joined the Kansas City Chiefs and ultimately the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League. Talking about McNair's murder, he told The Tennessean:
“When I walked in, I knew it immediately (knew something was wrong). I didn’t have to touch (McNair). I called 911 and told them they needed to get there. I was holding my breath and hoping it wasn’t true."
Gaddy was also McNair's bodyguard and business partner. He owned a minority stake in McNair's Nashville restaurant Gridiron9. Four years before McNair’s murder, Gaddy made the headlines by pressing charges against the Titans’ Adam “Pacman” Jones after they got into a fight.
Emily Andrews, a friend of Sahel Kazemi, also informed the police that she spoke with McNair a few weeks before his murder, and McNair told her that he had fired Gaddy after discovering $13,000 missing. However, in the interview with The Tennessean, Gaddy refuted Emily's statement, saying that he was never fired and never had a financial dispute with McNair.
Where is Gaddy now and what is he doing?
Following Air McNair’s murder, Robert Gaddy and the former quarterback’s cousin Raymond White, who were the minority owners of Gridiron9, wanted to buy out the majority stake. But the court authorized McNair’s wife, Mechelle McNair, to sell the restaurant, dismissing an objection filed by White.
In 2016, Robert and his wife, Ashley Gaddy, opened a sports bar, Donks Bar & Grill, at 2209 Murfreesboro Pike in Nashville, but six years later, in 2022, the establishment was closed down.
Gaddy is currently running the Blackwood Restaurant and Lounge within Hotel Preston by Marriott, at 733 Briley Parkway in Nashville. It was opened on June 1, 2024. The establishment has hosted eminent musicians like Tana Matz, Sarina-Joi Crowe, and Nové.
Robert Gaddy lives in Nashville with his wife and two children, and Gaddy is fully dedicated to his business. When he is not working, he is devoted to his family. Gaddy's son, Nyles Gaddy, is a defensive lineman who plays for the Missouri Tigers and has attended Jackson State University.
Robert Gaddy continues to remember his friend and business partner McNair and he has only positive things to say about the celebrated quarterback in Netflix's Untold: The Murder of Air McNair. Catch the documentary on Netflix now.
