ESPN.com · Oct 27, 2017
Texans players considered walkout over Bob McNair comment
Some Houston Texans players considered staging a walkout following a comment by team owner Bob McNair that compared NFL players to "inmates," a source told ESPN's Sarah Barshop.
About 10 players, including wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, left the facility Friday, the source said. Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Hopkins' absence from practice Friday was directly related to McNair's comment.
Most of the players who left returned to the facility, the source said, and the remaining players were talked out of their protest by the coaching staff.
