Source: houston.cbslocal.com --- Monday, August 28, 2017
FRISCO, TX (CBS HOUSTON) – With the NFL’s 2017 regular season less than two weeks away most teams around the league’s main focus is football-related, but in the midst of the ongoing impact of Hurricane Harvey football has taken a backseat for the Houston Texans. The Texans flew directly to the Dallas-Fort Worth area following their preseason game in New Orleans Saturday night where they practiced today at The Star, the Dallas Cowboys $1.5 billion practice facility. Head coach Bill O’Brien, quarterback Tom Savage and defensive lineman JJ Watt met with the media following today’s practice to discuss the adversity the city of Houston is facing, the difficulty of not being in the city with their loved ones and the ongoing efforts to provide help to the victims of Hurricane Harvey financially. O’Brien on what the last few days have been like for his football team: #Texans head coach Bill O'Brien on #HurricaneHarvey , the Houston community and the adversity amidst the storm. #HoustonStrong http://pic.twitter.com/ValDFfj6gd — Landry Locker (@LandryLocker) August 28, 2017 Watt, who has already helped raise hundreds of thousand’s of dollars in relief efforts (including $100,000 of his money), following a post on social media from his hotel Sunday night describes the importance of the people around the country, not just in Houston, coming together during tough times: “To see so many people support, to see so many people share the message, spread ...
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