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Texans reportedly planning group protest after Bob McNair's 'inmate' comments

The Houston Texans all got on the plane for the team's game against the Seattle Seahawks, but that doesn't mean the controversy over owner Bob McNair's comments is over. According to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Texans are planning some sort of group protest prior to the game. There are apparently a range of actions the team might take. 
Texans owner Bob McNair

The Houston Texans all got on the plane for the team's game against the Seattle Seahawks, but that doesn't mean the controversy over owner Bob McNair's comments is over. According to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Texans are planning some sort of group protest prior to the game. There are apparently a range of actions the team might take.

Earlier this week, an explosive ESPN.com story broke the news that McNair had said, "We can't have the inmates running the prison," which was at the time assumed to be a reference to NFL players' protests of police brutality and racism during the national anthem. The comment was not well-received in the room (it was said during an owners meeting), and McNair apologized to NFL executive and former NFL player Troy Vincent after the meeting -- saying he felt horrible and this his words weren't to be taken literally.

After the story broke, McNair issued another apology through the Texans' PR staff, claiming the statement was not made in reference to the players.

Nevertheless, Texans players were offended enough by the statement that they reportedly wanted to walk out of practice, and it took a group meeting with coach Bill O'Brien and general manager Rick Smith to get most of them to stay. Star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and rookie running back D'Onta Foreman, however, went home for the day.

McNair met with the players on Saturday, then released another statement in which he claimed the "inmates" comment was a reference to the league office, not the players. "As I said [Friday], I was not referring to our players when I made a very regretful comment during the owners meeting last week," the statement read. "I was referring to the relationship between the league office and team owners and how they have been making significant strategic decisions affecting our league without adequate input from ownership over the past few years."

McNair's comments have not been well-received in any part of NFL circles, with players from all around the league ripping him during the latter part of this week. Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman even stated that he thinks Texans players would probably have boycotted this week's game, if only their contracts were guaranteed.

Read the full story on CBSSports.com.

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