8,000 was expected at McNair funeral in Miss.

At the funeral for former NFL quarterback Steve McNair on the University of Southern Mississippi campus, capacity crowd of 8,000 was there to pay their last respects.

The funeral for McNair, who was shot and killed by a girlfriend who then killed herself, comes a day after hundreds lined up in his hometown of Mount Olive in southern Mississippi to pay their respects. A lot of people drove from nearby states and joined the locals parking cars and trucks on the side of the four-lane divided highway that runs beside Reeves Funeral Home, some even drove hours to attend the funeral. Some wore 49ers jerseys.

“He was a great man despite the end. He was a great man. I can’t judge him, can’t judge anyone. We all make mistakes,” Glenda Felder said. She was 54 and followed McNair’s career since he was drafted by the then-Houston Oilers in 1995.

McNair's hometown, Mount Olive, had a banner hanging underneath town sign saying McNair would not be forgotten.

Fans will be able to pay their respects to McNair in LP Field

According to the Associated Press, the Titans will open LP Field for fans to pay their respects to former NFL quarterback Steve McNair.

The LP Field will be open on Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fans can leave personal messages in a book that will be given to the McNair family. They can also watch the late quarterback's highlights and a photo mural of his career with the Titans. Admission and parking for the event are free, but a ticket office will accept donations to the Steve McNair Foundation.

There will be a memorial service for McNair on Thursday night in Nashville and a funeral service on Saturday at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg. A private burial will be held in his hometown of Mt. Olive.

This is the end of the star QB. We will never have chance to guess again whether he would wear bengals jersey.