Approximately forty of the fifty members of the Houston Texan football team took a knee for the anthem today in Seattle in the wake of team owner Bob McNair saying at an owner’s meeting earlier this week, referencing the ongoing protests against Police shootings of black men, that “ "we can't have the inmates running the prison."
“In the wake of their team’s owner referring to them as “inmates,” nearly every member of the Houston Texans took a knee during Sunday’s pre-game national anthem.
Save but a handful players, the Texans participated in a stunning display of unity ahead of their game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field in Washington. ESPN estimates that approximately 10 of the 50-plus-member team remained standing.”
There were some discussions of removing the Texan Decal from their helmets, according to the Shadow League Twitter account, who tweeted the video below, but players apparently decided to kneel in unison instead.
Owner Bob McNair tried to dismiss his words with a statement this weekend…
“I am truly sorry to the players for how this has impacted them and the perception that it has created of me, which could not be further from the truth.”
Yeah, Bob, you are sorry for the “perception” your words have created that you are a racist scumbag.
I am sorry you are one.