In response to a remark from owner Bob McNair, Houston Texans wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins reportedly skipped the team's practice Friday.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Hopkins' absence was directly related to McNair's comment, but he wasn't the only one who wanted to get away from the team today.
Per ESPN's Sarah Barshop (via Schefter), Texans players had to be "persuaded" to stay at practice.
ESPN The Magazine's Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta Jr. reported during last week's meeting between owners, team executives and commissioner Roger Goodell that McNair said the NFL "can't have the inmates running the prison" regarding protests during the national anthem.