“McNair issued an apology on Friday morning, before news of Hopkins’ and Texans’ players discontent broke. “I regret that I used that expression. I never meant to offend anyone and I was not referring to our players,” McNair wrote in the statement released by the club Friday. “I used a figure of speech that was never intended to be taken literally. I would never characterize our players or our league that way and I apologize to anyone who was offended by it.” The initial report also indicated that NFL executive Troy Vincent — a former player — voiced his displeasure over McNair’s “inmate” comment at the time and that McNair “later pulled Vincent aside and apologized, saying that he felt horrible and that his words weren’t meant to be taken literally, which Vincent appreciated.””
