Jets receiver Jermaine Kearse expressed disappointment over remarks made during a recent NFL owners’ meeting in which Texans owner Bob McNair said, “We can’t have the inmates running the prison” during a discussion about player protests during the national anthem.
“It’s definitely frustrating to hear that,” Kearse said after the Jets’ 25-20 loss to the Falcons at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. “You try to not react in an irresponsible way. Then I think to myself, that’s exactly how they want us to respond. It’s a distraction from what we’re so far accomplishing.”
McNair has since apologized for the remarks, which were reported in an ESPN story on Friday.