{"id":456425,"date":"2026-10-04T20:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/456425\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T20:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:46:11","slug":"houston-texans-25-season-celebration-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/456425\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Texans’ 25-season celebration halftime show"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a day when the Texans paid tribute to the franchise\u2019s first win, which came against the Cowboys in the team\u2019s first game on Sept. 8, 2002, by wearing the red socks<\/a> the team wore that night and painting the end zones with the same design, the team looked back at all 25 seasons by having a player from each season on the field during the halftime ceremony.<\/p>\n

Franchise legends Andre Johnson, Arian Foster, Brian Cushing, DeAndre Hopkins and Gary Kubiak all received introductions, as well as Billy Miller \u2014 who scored the first touchdown in team history<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 before team CEO Cal McNair, the son of the late Bob and Janice McNair, spoke on the field.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re here because my parents brought football back home to Houston in 1999,\u201d said McNair, referencing the year the NFL granted Houston the expansion franchise<\/a>. \u201cThey had big dreams, believing something special was possible for our team both on and off the field. We\u2019re so proud to be here today celebrating 25 season of Texans football. Over the past two decades, we\u2019ve shared many extraordinary moments and we\u2019re looking forward to even more ahead of us. We\u2019re grateful to all our players, coaches, staff and fans who have been a part of our story over the past 25 seasons and we can\u2019t wait to write the next chapter with y\u2019all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson, the franchise\u2019s only Hall of Famer until Watt goes in, presumably in 2028, said a few words before introducing Hopkins, who was dealt away in 2020 by Bill O\u2019Brien\u00a0in the most unpopular trade in team history<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I left, I feel like a part of me has been in Houston,\u201d Hopkins said. \u201cThis is home. I love you guys. This always will be home. As long as I\u2019m here, just know, listen, I love you guys. I embrace everything. I love it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Watt, who couldn\u2019t attend because he is calling the Chiefs-Raiders game in Las Vegas for CBS, recorded a message that was played on the screen at the conclusion of the ceremony.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll these people gathered here today, that\u2019s what makes it so special: You the fans, the players, the organization, the ownership. Very honored and privileged to be a part of it,\u201d Watt said. \u201cWish so badly I could be there with you today, but I know you\u2019re going to celebrate the right way. H-Town forever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On a day when the Texans paid tribute to the franchise\u2019s first win, which came against the Cowboys…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":456426,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-456425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=456425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/456425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/456426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=456425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=456425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=456425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}