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Houston Texans owner apologizes for remark about players
Source: NFL.com
Houston Texans owner apologizes for remark about players
NFL.com
Published: Oct. 27, 2017 at 05:09 p.m. Updated: Oct. 27, 2017 at 05:19 p.m.
Meeting regarding players not standing during the national anthem before games.
In an ESPN story published Friday, McNair was quoted as telling fellow owners and NFL executives that "we can't have the inmates running the prison," when discussing the impact the players' actions were having on league business concerns.
"I regret that I used that expression. I never meant to offend anyone and I was not referring to our players. I used a figure of speech that was never intended to be taken literally," McNair said in a statement. "I would never characterize our players or our league that way and I apologize to anyone who was offended by it."
Offensive tackle Duane Brown told reporters McNair's comments at the meeting "were disrespectful and ignorant" and made Brown "very upset."
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NFL.com
Published: Oct. 27, 2017 at 05:09 p.m. Updated: Oct. 27, 2017 at 05:19 p.m.
Meeting regarding players not standing during the national anthem before games.
In an ESPN story published Friday, McNair was quoted as telling fellow owners and NFL executives that "we can't have the inmates running the prison," when discussing the impact the players' actions were having on league business concerns.
"I regret that I used that expression. I never meant to offend anyone and I was not referring to our players. I used a figure of speech that was never intended to be taken literally," McNair said in a statement. "I would never characterize our players or our league that way and I apologize to anyone who was offended by it."
Offensive tackle Duane Brown told reporters McNair's comments at the meeting "were disrespectful and ignorant" and made Brown "very upset."
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Read more: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000868160/article/houston-texans-owner-apologizes-for-remark-about-players
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