McNair Fails to Meet With NAACP After Controversial Comments and Apology

Style Magazine Newswire | 11/3/2017, 8:18 a.m.
Protests over the national anthem by those associated with the NFL has been heating up for weeks as players and …
Houston Texans take a knee/credit: Good Black News

Protests over the national anthem by those associated with the NFL has been heating up for weeks as players and teams address how they would handle the issue. Things were heighten even more when Houston Texans’ owner Bob McNair added fuel to the fire with his commentary made at a NFL only owners meeting, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison,” referencing the NFL players as “inmates.” Of course, the NAACP Houston immediately expressed their outrage and called for a meeting with McNair to help him understand the “deep racial discord” that still persists today. Everything for the meeting had been finalized when McNair declined to attend due “health concerns” according to is team. The majority of the Houston Texans let their voices be heard in a silent protest where they took a knee during the national anthem to protest McNair’s remarks during their game against the Seattle Seahawks. McNair has apologized saying his comments were referring to the “relationship between the league office and team owners.”

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