The Texan coach, players snatch racist comments from Superintendent Lynn Redden about Deshaun Watson



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Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson didn't have much to say Wednesday about Onalaska ISD superintendent Lynn Redden's Facebook comment Sunday that read "you can't count on a black quarterback," but coach Bill O'Brien and defensive end J.J. Watt had strong opinions about the post.

"That's on him – let peace be with him," Watson said. "I'm all about love."

Watson said he's experienced racism as a player and as a person. Asked if he thinks Redden should be fired, Watson said, "That's not up to me. I only worry about what I can control, and I'm focused on the Giants."

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O'Brien had a strong response.

"I don't want to waste any time responding to ignorant, idiotic statements," he said. "Deshaun represents everything that's right about football and life. It's amazing that BS exists, but it does."


Asked about the post, Watt said, "I don't think it deserves any attention from any of us. It's a very ignorant comment that doesn't deserve any more play. It's very unfortunate. I trust him (Watson). We all trust him."

The Onalaska ISD school board will discuss Redden's contract during a closed meeting Saturday. The district, located about 100 miles northeast of downtown Houston, posted the meeting agenda Tuesday on the district website.

Redden, who is white, said during a phone interview Monday that he regretted posting the comment under a story on the Chron.com Facebook page.

He said he thought he was responding to a private message from a friend at the time. Instead, he posted the comment on a Facebook post promoting a Chron.com story about the Texans' recent loss.

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Redden said he deleted the comment after he realized it was public.

The full comment read: "That may have been the most inept quarterback decision I've seen in the NFL. When you need precision decision making you can't count on a black quarterback."

Redden said he was referring to the statistical success of black NFL quarterbacks, adding that they "have had limited success" throughout the league's history.

Chron.com obtained a screenshot of the comment from a Spring resident on Monday.

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