One of the traditions for the 2019 season has been for the Houston Texans’ linebacking corps to wear outfits in pregame warmups that pay homage to pop culture. Last week, they dressed as the SWAT team. A week before that, it was as Mortal Kombat characters from the legendary video game from the 1990s.
Ahead of their Week 14 tilt with the Denver Broncos, Houston’s linebackers came out dressed as the characters from “DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story,” the 2004 film starring Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller. Inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney was also pushing fellow linebacker Dylan Cole in a wheelchair. The third-year pro tore his ACL in Week 12 versus the Indianapolis Colts.
According to McKinney, the unit gets together on Friday and decides what they are going to do.
“We don’t think about that until, like, Friday,” McKinney told reporters after the club’s 28-22 win over the New England Patriots in Week 13. “We just got a lot of guys with creativity that come up with it.”
