Monday 30 October 2017 06:21, UK
All but 10 members of the Houston Texans took a knee during the national anthem Sunday, as the vast majority of the team protested owner Bob McNair's controversial "inmates running the prison" comment.
The Texans had indicated there would be some type of protest following the comments by owner Bob McNair, which he has since issued an apology for.
McNair attempted to explain his comments after a story in ESPN The Magazine revealed that he said "we can't have the inmates running the prison" during a meeting of NFL owners about players protests.
In a public apology after meeting on Saturday with the players, McNair insisted that his "inmates" metaphor had been misinterpreted.
"I was not referring to our players when I made a very regretful comment during the owners meeting last week," he said. "I was referring to the relationship between the league office and team owners and how they have been making significant strategic decisions affecting our league without adequate input from ownership over the past few years.
"I am truly sorry to the players for how this has impacted them and the perception that it has created for me which could not be further from the truth."
The entire Texans team took the field about 10 minutes before kick-off. When the anthem started, the vast majority of the active roster took a knee - click on the video above to watch, and to also hear the thoughts of Shaun Gayle and Dallas Clark on the issue from in the Sky Sports studios.
