Todd Darren McNair (born August 16, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who was most recently the running backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the running backs coach at the University of Southern California from 2004 to 2010, until the NCAA issued a one-year show-cause penalty against him as part of sanctions related to the ineligibility of one of his former players, Reggie Bush. McNair had a long-running lawsuit pending against the NCAA for libel, slander, breach of contract and four other alleged offenses. The lawsuit finally was settled through mediation after ten years. Early years McNair was born in Camden, New Jersey, to Todd McNair, Sr. and Carole Y. McNair. He lived in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey and played high school football at Pennsauken High School. He was a 1988 graduate of Temple University, where he played football. McNair is the uncle of former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Isaac Redman. Younger brother Scott McNair was also a running back at Temple. Professional football career McNair played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Oilers. During his career he filled a variety of roles, including acting as lead blocker, special teams, and third-down back. By the end of his career, he ran for 803 yards with 3 touchdowns, caught 252 passes with 7 touchdowns and averaged 18.6 yards on kickoff returns, retiring as the Chiefs' 10th all-time receiver. Coaching career McNair retired from professional football in 1996 and began coaching at Camden High School in Camden, New Jersey. McNair was the running backs coach for the Cleveland Browns from 2001 to 2003, and joined USC Trojans from 2004 to 2009. In his first season, he served as Running Backs Coach, and took on the additional position of Special Teams Coordinator in 2005. McNair was considered one of the most effective recruiters in college football. He was named one of the nation's top-25 recruiters by Rivals.com. McNair's contract at USC expired June 30, 2010 and was not renewed after 6 years. He played a key part in the NCAA's investigation of the school's athletic department dealing with former Trojans running back Reggie Bush. The 2004 and 2005 USC Trojans football teams have had wins vacated and a BCS National Championship stripped following NCAA rulings that running back Reggie Bush