Houston Texans To Honor Owner Bob McNair On Monday Night Football

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans will be playing Monday night, and it will be the first since their inaugural season that Texans founder Bob McNair won’t be there. McNair passed away peacefully on Friday after a battle with cancer.

The Texans, who will host the Tennessee Titans on Monday Night Football, will honor McNair with a sticker bearing McNair’s initials.

The NFL world honored McNair’s contribution to the league and the City of Houston with numerous Tweets and words of condolences for the man who broought football back to Houston.

On Monday, Cal McNair, the Texans Chief Operations Officer, and Bob McNair’s son released a letter thanking the players, fans and friends who honored his father’s contributions.

A letter from D. Cal McNair. pic.twitter.com/ODTBJoCreb
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) November 26, 2018

Meanwhile, the Texans players who had Thanksgiving off with their families, were back on the practice field on Saturday to prepare for the Titans, but they took a moment to stop and pay their respects to McNair.

A moment of silence for Mr. McNair. pic.twitter.com/2FvTm4OMP5
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) November 24, 2018

Despite the melancholia, the Texans remain focused on winning. The Texans have been on a roll recently, winning seven straight games after starting the season 0-3.

One of those was a 20-17 loss to the Titans in Tennessee, who was led by back up quarterback Blaine Gabbert. This time the Texans will face a mobile but often injured Marcus Mariota, who was listed as questionable for this game.

The Texans, who have a 7-3 record, are a four-point favorite against the Titans and lead the AFC South in a tight division race.

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