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Texans’ Bizarre Passover Tweet Sparks Debate Among Fans and Players
The Texans tweeted out a message to their fans who are celebrating Passover starting on Friday.
The post includes two photoshopped images of tight end Brevin Jordan (No. 9) and wide receiver Brandin Cooks (No. 13). Instead of holding footballs, though, they are holding giant matzos, which is a kosher flatbread used for Passover by members of Jewish faith.
While the thought was there, the post received backlash, as some felt being bizarre and ignorant on the holiday. Other fans defended the Texans, saying it wasn’t harmful and that it was actually a funny post.
Happy Passover to all who celebrate! pic.twitter.com/5M1RTyULJ4
— Houston Texans (@HoustonTexans) April 15, 2022
The Jewish holiday is known for celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. The matzo is just one symbol representing the week-long holiday.
Various Jewish followers actually appreciated the tweet, saying it was nice to receive a shoutout for Passover and that the photoshopping was hilarious.
on behalf of Jews we love the Texans tweet, you have permission to laugh at it we like to laugh at things don't worry
— Marissa R. Moss (@MarissaRMoss) April 15, 2022
Some fans, including former Chiefs tackle Mitchell Schwartz and his brother Geoff—an NFL tackle from 2008 to ’16—were able to joke about the post as well.
Didn’t realize the Israelites had pads and a helmet when running from the Egyptians. That wasn’t taught to us in Hebrew School. https://t.co/vKmEFwAIrS
— Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchSchwartz71) April 15, 2022
Moses split the Red Sea for this photoshop. https://t.co/N7kAafRDR6
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) April 15, 2022
Forty more years of wandering in the desert coming up for the Texans https://t.co/smJ2xBNzU6
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) April 15, 2022
Overall, the consensus of responses on Twitter is that there are no hard feelings for the Texans tweet. It definitely got people’s attention, that’s for sure.
The Texans have offended people who are too lazy to google Passover.
— Seth Payne (@SethCPayne) April 15, 2022
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Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.