It all started when JJ Watt commented an Instagram post by the NFL’s account wishing him a happy birthday on March 22.
“Thank you NFL. I’ll check the mail for my present. (Gift idea hint: Get the Titans to give us the rights to the Houston Oilers throwback uniforms)”
A few days later, DeAndre Hopkins posted the following picture on Instagram.
A post shared by @ deandrehopkins on Mar 27, 2019 at 5:29pm PDT
This led to many Texans fans crying for the rights to the wear the Oilers uniforms, which of course makes no sense because, in the words of Amy Adams Strunk, “the Oilers don’t have anything to do with the Texans.