Houston Texans owner Bob McNair is under fire for reportedly saying, "we can't have inmates running the prison." Houston Texans owner Robert McNair said something so problematic that he’s now apologized twice for it. “We can’t have the inmates running the prison,” McNair said, a comment that “stunned some in the room,” according to ESPN’s reporters. In the end, the hard-line owners had only nine votes in favor of mandating that players stand during the anthem, according to an unofficial count. NFL Commissioner Rodger Goodell said players should stand for the national anthem at a press conference on Oct. 18.

Source: Washington Post October 27, 2017 16:10 UTC