The majority of Houston Texans players kneeled and linked arms during the national anthem before Sunday's game against the Seattle Seahawks in response to team owner Bob McNair making his "inmates running the prison" comment.
About 10 Texans players stood during the anthem.
In addition, some of the Seahawks' defensive line again sat on the bench during the anthem -- Michael Bennett, Sheldon Richardson, Cliff Avril, Jarran Reed, Frank Clark, Quinton Jefferson, Marcus Smith, Branden Jackson and Nazair Jones, according to ESPN.
Another defensive lineman, Dion Jordan, stood next to those players along with offensive linemen Justin Britt and Oday Aboushi. Linebacker Michael Wilhoite again took a knee.
After his comment -- "We can't have the inmates running the prison" -- reported by ESPN The Magazine became public Friday, McNair apologized, met with the Texans players and issued two statements.
--Chicago Bears tight end Zach Miller was carted off the field with a left leg injury in the third quarter of Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints.
Miller appeared to have caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Mitchell Trubisky, but he landed awkwardly on his left leg. After an official review, the scoring catch was reversed because the officials ruled Miller did not maintain control throughout the catch.
Miller was carted off, and the official's ruling was announced. If the catch had stood, the Bears would have cut the Saints' lead to 14-10. They settled for a 44-yard field goal by Connor Barth, cutting the deficit to 14-6.
--The Washington Redskins were without three starting offensive linemen as they faced the Dallas Cowboys at FedEx Field on Sunday.
Listed among Sunday's inactives were tackle Trent Williams (knee), center Spencer Long (knee) and guard Brandon Scherff (knee/back). In addition, top offensive line backup, tackle Ty Nsekhe (core muscle), was out and starting right tackle Morgan Moses was playing on a pair of sprained ankles.
On defense, the Redskins were minus cornerback Bashaud Breeland (knee) and linebacker Mason Foster (shoulder), who was placed on injured reserve this week, but regained the services of cornerback Josh Norman (rib), who missed the last two games.
--The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a depleted secondary in Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers at Raymond James Stadium.
Cornerbacks Brent Grimes (shoulder) and Robert McClain (concussion protocol) were on the inactive list for Tampa Bay. Additionally, the Bucs are without defensive end Noah Spence, who suffered a season-ending shoulder injury.
The Panthers were without center Ryan Kalil (neck), who missed two games before returning and aggravating the injury last week in a 17-3 loss against the Chicago Bears.
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