Most Houston Texans Players Take Knee During Anthem

Houston Texans owner Bob McNair walks on the field before his team plays the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Wild Card game at NRG Stadium in Houston on Jan. 7, 2017. Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images

The majority of the Houston Texans players took a knee in protest during the national anthem after Texans owner Bob McNair made controversial comments during an NFL owners meeting.

McNair, according to an ESPN report last week, said that “we can’t have the inmates running the prison.”