Dalton Schultz’s latest political post has put the Texans tight end back in the middle of a conversation he clearly doesn’t mind having.
After Tuesday’s election results in Texas, Schultz took aim at Greg Abbott on Instagram. According to the Houston Chronicle, he posted “Get F***ed!”
on his story Wednesday morning and tagged Abbott. The reaction didn’t stop there, either - Schultz’s wife, Laurel, jumped in days later with her own response to the flood of comments.
“We have to have a serious conversation because the comment section has gone out of control since Dalton posted about Greg Abbott,” she said. “And here’s the deal: I can only be called a “Marxist,” a “leftist,” “beautiful” and “educated” so many times before my ego is going to blow up - I’m going to be insufferable. So you guys have to rein it in.”
Schultz has never exactly kept his opinions to himself. The Chronicle noted that he also went after Abbott in 2022, telling X users who backed Abbott’s actions involving transgender children in Texas to unfollow him.
The political backdrop was a big one. Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeated Republican incumbent Greg Abbott last Tuesday, ending a stretch of more than three decades without Texas electing a Democratic governor. Democrat James Talarico also beat Republican Ken Paxton, giving Democrats their first Senate win in Texas since 1988.
Schultz, who joined the Texans in 2023 after starting his career with the Dallas Cowboys, is far from the only NFL player to step into politics this year. Five prominent NFL stars backed Donald Trump before the season.
While the off-field noise keeps building, the Texans have started to steady themselves on it. Houston rolled past the Los Angeles Chargers 44-22 on Sunday to move to 3-5 after an 0-4 start. Next up is the Cleveland Browns next Sunday.
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