Unequal Interventions: The Houston Texans

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According to recent news, the Houston Texans are ‘not interested’ in players who protested during the national anthem. According to Houston Chronicle columnist Jerome Solomon who spoke with two NFL agents Saturday “who said word is the Texans aren’t interested in any players who participated in pregame kneel-downs in protest of police brutality.” “There is no directive within the organization, but it is considered to be understood that as desperate as the Texans are to bring in talent, the pool of potential signees and draftees will not include anyone who has participated in protests or are likely to,” Solomon continued. He added that while the Texans aren’t a racist organization, the team’s owner has frequently been “racially tone deaf,”

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