O'Brien was unhappy with a heckling fan leaving the field at halftime of loss to Denver
"You suck too" and "screw you" among comments O'Brien hurled at fan
Jan 10, 2020, 10:24 am
The Texans stunk against the Denver Broncos towards the back end of their regular season and at halftime of the game, the crowd let the Texans hear it.
One fan in particular seems to get under Texans head coach Bill O'Brien's skin in this video released by TMZ.
*NSFW- Warning: Very graphic language.
That's Texans star wideout DeAndre Hopkins ushering O'Brien away as he fires expletives at the fan.
The Texans were losing 31-3 one week after they had one of their best wins of the 2019 season against the New England Patriots.
The loud and "you suck" from the fan seemed to be the bit that pushed O'Brien over the edge. O'Brien was called by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and former Patriots and Texans quarterback Brian Hoyer "teapot" for his propensity to "boil over" in meetings with the signal callers.
Friday at his weekly press conference O'Brien addressed the above video.
"I was made aware of a video that's out there and at halftime of the Denver game, coming off the field, I used inappropriate language and I just want to apologize for that."
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