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Superintendent Lynn Redden Resigns After Racist Remark About Deshaun Watson

Lynn Redden, a Texas school superintendent who made a racially insensitive remark about Houston Texans Deshaun Watson on the Houston Chronicle's Facebook page, has resigned.

According to the Associated Press (via ESPN.com), Redden, who is white, wrote a letter Saturday confirming he stepped down from his post after writing "You can't count on a black quarterback," in a Facebook comment following the Texans' 20-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 16.

This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.