Texans owner: I regret apologizing over 'Inmates' comment

[Iggloo]

Apparently Bob McNair, the 80-year-old owner of the Houston Texans, can't let go of a remark he made last year on players kneeling and how you can't have "inmates running the prison".

This remark didn't go over well with some of his black players, who didn't like being compared to prisoners. And McNair apologized.

But in an interview with the WSJ, he un-apologized, and said the only thing he regrets about the remark is apologizing for it.

We already saw one of the upset players, LT Duane Brown, demand a trade.

Will anyone want to play for/sign with the Texans?

Brown's reaction:

 

[Wamu]

Bob McNair's a jackass.

 

[Cyder]

Bob McNair's a jackass.

He's saying that he was referring to people at the NFL offices not the players. If that was the case why didn't he say that right off the bat? Moron

 

[Fountain City Blues]

McNair is rapidly approaching Donald Sterling territory, jesus.

 

[Iggloo]

Why say anything to revive this controversy? It's amazing.

 

[Sharkonabicycle]

lol it's a stupid comment... it really makes no sense end of day and should be left at that. The appropriate response was: "Does anyone know what this senile old fuck is talking about?" I find it pretty hilarious he apologizes and then takes it back nearly 1/2 a year later. He was prob. drunk or diagnosed with something that gives him < 6 months to live and just wants to troll the media.

Naturally it's blown out of proportion because black people get offended at anything these days. Seems like if a white guy buys Popeye's Chicken these days and claims he can taste the South, it's a national crisis.

 

[redseat]

Can he claim he's suffering from CTE?

 

[jarntt]

Why say anything to revive this controversy? It's amazing.

Exactly.

It's a saying. If you analyzed every saying I'm sure many can be questioned. But to do so is just stupid because that isn't the intent. If you say someone is happier than a pig in shit do pigs get offended or are you referring to people as pigs? Of course not. God forbid an announcer says it isn't over until the fat lady sings...

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

Exactly.

It's a saying. If you analyzed every saying I'm sure many can be questioned. But to do so is just stupid because that isn't the intent. If you say someone is happier than a pig in shit do pigs get offended or are you referring to people as pigs? Of course not. God forbid an announcer says it isn't over until the fat lady sings...

I think it was an apology for FA that might turn their back on his team.