HOUSTON — Fresh off their first victory of the season on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, some of the Houston Texans players were still in competition mode, except this time, they were not being led into battle by first-year coach DeMeco Ryans but by someone whose competitive spirit is still the same.
Hannah McNair, the Vice President of the Houston Texans Foundation, made sure that tight end Teagan Quitoriano, linebackers Henry To’oTo’o, Christian Harris, Jake Hansen, and defensive end Adedayo Odeleye, along with the Lady Texans knew that the race was on to see who could fill the most boxes at the Houston Food Bank in support of Hunger Action Month.
Buy Texans Tickets“It’s always great to come and support Backpack Buddy at the Houston Food Bank; they’re one of our great partners,” Mrs. McNair said about the community event. “And during Hunger Action month, we got to feed a lot of kids and make sure they don’t go hungry on the weekend.
“The Lady Texans, they’re just the heart. We go out to the community throughout the year and give back. That just means a lot. To do it together and to also do it as a competition, I mean, we’re in sports, turn it into a competition; we got a lot done today.”
In case you were wondering, Mrs. McNair’s team won. Over 540 bags were prepared on Tuesday, and each bag contained six meals, which brought the total amount of meals to 3,270.
The Texans organization will now focus on the “Ring of Honor” ceremony for former Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt, who was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year three times during his tenure with the team.
“The Ring of Honor, we’re really excited to get J.J. back here and honor him appropriately,” said Mrs.McNair. “I think he’s a Hall of Famer. He’s incredible. He’s meant a lot to this organization, to this city. We’re going to be able to celebrate that this weekend, and let’s go get another win.”
