"Steve and Eddie will be forever linked as two of the driving forces for our team in the late 90's and early 2000's," Strunk said. "They were the heart and soul of the team and each made the other a better player and ultimately led to a great deal of team success. Their statistics will forever live in our record books, but their play and sacrifice is what our fans will always remember. For that and all that they have done for our team, the number 9 and 27 will be retired with the all-time franchise greats."

In the history of the Oilers/Titans franchise, only six players have had the distinction of having their jersey number retired – Jim Norton (No.43), Elvin Bethea (No.65), Earl Campbell (No.34), Mike Munchak (No.63) Bruce Matthews (No.74) and Warren Moon (No.1).

During the NFL Draft, George wore McNair's No.9 to honor him.

On Sunday, they'll be honored together.

"To have it retired with my partner in crime, Steve McNair, it means a lot," George said. "We were always linked at the hip during our playing careers. We've been through a lot of wars together both on and off the football field. To go down this day, to have our jerseys retired on the same day is huge for us.

"It has to be with Steve. 2 plus 7 equals 9. … It is totally appropriate to see us go in together."