Houston Texans owner Bob McNair is in the news for all the wrong reasons. During a meeting with other owners, Bob McNair said that they shouldn't let “the inmates run the prison.” For those unaware, in McNair's mind, the inmates are the players.
While he has since apologized, apparently some players on the Texans were furious with him. According to multiple reports, players considered walking out on the franchise.
More specifically, Texans left tackle Duane Brown said the players considered walking out of the practice facility on Friday, via the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson.
All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, left the team facility and skipped practice on Friday. Originally it was reported that he was sick, but later it was discovered that it was due to the owner's comments.
Texans WR DeAndre Hopkins’ absence from practice today was related to Bob McNair’s comments, per source.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 27, 2017
For clarification purposes, here is McNair's apology, which was issued through the team's PR-arm:
Statement from Texans Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Robert C. McNair: pic.twitter.com/EXdwKZ4y4x
— Houston Texans PR (@TexansPR) October 27, 2017
This all stems from a meeting of what appears to be a bunch of old white men doing really old white men things. During that meeting of old white men, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones spoke passionately and angrily about the players not standing, because of course. Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder then said that “96 percent,” of fans wanted players to stand (a fictitious and not data-based number), and Bob McNair followed up with, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison.”
If you want a deeper breakdown of that meeting, the owners being however they were in it, and so on, ESPN has a nice feature on the entire event.
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