The Houston Texans announced through a press release in their official Twitter account that the Senior Chairman and CEO of the Houston Texans, Bob McNair, has sadly passed away at the age of 80. President of the Houston Texans, Jamey Rootes, expressed his condolences through a released statement:
Texans general manager Brian Gaine and head coach/offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien released an official statement after the tragedy via the Houston Texans official Twitter account:
McNair was the man that was finally able to bring a football franchise to the city of Houston after the Houston Oilers were uprooted and moved to the city of Tennessee in 1997 by Bud Adams, the Oilers owner.