Houston Texans players, coaches and executives joined scores of charitable golfers for a day on the links on Monday. The 13th Annual Houston Texans Charity Golf Classic presented by BMW, began with a noon shotgun start at Shadow Hawk Golf Club and benefitted the Houston Texans Foundation.
Each foursome was paired with a Texans player or coach, and 29 groups competed for bragging rights of the best round, and to raise money for the Houston Texans Foundation.
The tournament raised more than $375,000 for the Houston Texans Foundation's Champions For Youth initiatives.
The 2015 Houston Texans Charity Golf Classic raised over $375,000 on Monday at Shadow Hawk Country Club.
Team president Jamey Rootes, who emphasized that the event has pulled in over $4 million dollars over the years, emphasized that raising the money for charity has been a collaborative effort.
"Working together with our coaches, players, with our fans and with our sponsors, it's all a part of doing great things for Houston," Rootes said.
General manager Rick Smith said he always looks forward to this event, and he was happy to contribute to a great cause.
"This is one of my more enjoyable spring days in Houston," Smith said. "I think we've raised well over four million dollars over the years in this event and it goes to a lot of good people who are in need. We really appreciate our players and our coaches participating in this because it's such a great cause."
Head coach Bill O'Brien echoed Smith's sentiments.
"I think it's just a fantastic event," O'Brien said. "It just says a lot about Mr. McNair, his family, and this organization what it means to the city. I think the big thing for us as a coaching staff and as players is to bring this city a winner. That's what we're trying to do every day. Anytime we can participate in something like this, it really means a lot to our organization."
The Houston Texans roster in photos. (Updated 4/8/2021)
TE, Jordan Akins, #88
DL, Auzoyah Alufohai, #98
DB, Cornell Armstrong, #30
OL, Beau Benzschawel, #62
DL, Ross Blacklock, #90
OL, Justin Britt
DB, Terrence Brooks
TE, Pharaoh Brown, #85
OL, Cohl Cabral, #72
OL, Marcus Cannon
WR, Randall Cobb, #18
DL, Maliek Collins
WR, Chris Conley
WR, Brandin Cooks, #13
WR, Isaiah Coulter, #82
WR, Keke Coutee, #16
DB, Keion Crossen, #35
LB, Zach Cunningham, #41
LB, Tae Davis
DL, Brandon Dunn, #92
LB, Duke Ejiofor, #53
WR, Alex Erickson
K, Ka'imi Fairbairn, #7
QB, Ryan Finley
OL, Hjalte Froholdt, #77
LB, Jonathan Greenard, #52
LB, Kamu Grugier-Hill
LB, Nate Hall, #48
DB, Vernon Hargreaves III, #26
OL, Charlie Heck, #67
RB, Dontrell Hilliard, #27
OL, Tytus Howard, #71
RB, Buddy Howell, #38
RB, Mark Ingram
TE, Ryan Izzo
LB, Jordan Jenkins
RB, David Johnson, #31
DL, Jaleel Johnson
DB, Lonnie Johnson Jr., #32
P, Cameron Johnston
DB, Desmond King
LB, Christian Kirksey
DL, Shaq Lawson
RB, Phillip Lindsay
LB, Jacob Martin, #54
OL, Justin McCray
LB, Whitney Mercilus, #59
WR, Steven Mitchell Jr., #11
DB, Terrance Mitchell
WR, Donte Moncrief
DB, A.J. Moore Jr., #33
WR, Chris Moore
DB, Eric Murray, #23
LB, Hardy Nickerson
DL, Charles Omenihu, #94
DB, Jonathan Owens, #36
LB, Kevin Pierre-Louis
RB, Scottie Phillips, #40
TE, Paul Quessenberry
DB, John Reid, #34
DB, Justin Reid, #20
DL, Derek Rivers
WR, Andre Roberts
DB, Bradley Roby, #21
OL, Max Scharping, #74
DB, Tremon Smith
OL, Jordan Steckler
QB, Tyrod Taylor
DL, Vincent Taylor
LB, Joe Thomas
DB, Tavierre Thomas
OL, Cole Toner
OL, Laremy Tunsil, #78
TE, Kahale Warring, #81
QB, Deshaun Watson, #4
LS, Jon Weeks #46
