Houston Texans owner Bob McNair is under fire for reportedly saying, "we can't have inmates running the prison." Many of the Texans players wanted to leave facility and not attend practice, and Pro Bowl WR DeAndre Hopkins actually did, per sources. It’s something that we’ll reconvene and talk about again, but we had practice today.”Houston Texans owner Bob McNair is under fire for reportedly saying, "we can't have inmates running the prison." — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 27, 2017It’s not just Texans players who took offense to the comment. (The more common colloquialism is “inmates running the asylum.”)“Agree or disagree, figures of speech aren’t okay in 2017,” he said (via the Athletic’s Anthony Slater).

Source: Washington Post October 27, 2017 21:53 UTC