Given that fans continued to wear Ray Rice jerseys and a woman even showed up wearing an Adrian Peterson jersey with a switch, nothing in NFL fan behavior should surprise us at this point. Still, it's worth pointing this out: Ebola jokes? Not cool, Texans fans. (People are dying, after all.)
This isn't to condemn the entire Texans fan base who attended the loss to the Cowboys on Sunday — and judging from the photos, there were a ton — but here's a sampling of what we were able to find on Twitter. Containment masks, suits, the whole deal.
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You knew it was coming. #Texans #Cowboys #Ebola pic.twitter.com/ees9gprqtE
— Shan Shariff (@NewSchoolSS) October 5, 2014Ebola jokes at the Cowboys vs. Texans game pic.twitter.com/VVxoJ89ClA
— Brian A. Hernandez (@BAHjournalist) October 5, 2014Dang haha shots fired #gotexans #TexansVSCowboys #TexansNation #texans #ebola #EbolaOutbreak #shotsfired #toomuch pic.twitter.com/E0UAezHGsF
— Cesar Gil (@czerrr) October 5, 2014Hope they catch Ebola “@NewSchoolSS: #Texans #Cowboys pic.twitter.com/d4nQdljheX”
— ✌4-1 DaGawdBailey✌ (@Dcowboys2188) October 5, 2014My friend is all ready to the watch the Texans play in Dallas. #Houston #Dallas #Ebola @Deadspin @darrenrovell pic.twitter.com/BuoecM7jgb
— ®hody (@ryanrhody) October 5, 2014Proper precautions being taken here in Dallas. Can't be too careful. #ebola #Texans pic.twitter.com/vKShZoKKdn
— Node.js Recruiter (@MartyOMelia) October 5, 2014Texans Fans will leave Dallas with EBOLA and a loss... Enough said! #CowboysVsTexans #ebola pic.twitter.com/PT5rv9DCpb
— Mayra Espinal (@MayritaEspinal) October 5, 2014More #Texans fans poking fun at #Ebola in #Dallas pic.twitter.com/CZUNgVa2TT
— kristen orsborn (@kristenorsborn) October 5, 2014Seriously? @kristenorsborn Apparently a few #Texans fans are poking fun at #Ebola in #Dallas. Stay classy. pic.twitter.com/D6Q5sTIRTu
— tracie (@TracieLF) October 5, 2014this is how we get ready for the #TexansVSCowboys game today in #HTOWN Come on #Texans!! Beat tha' #Ebola out of em! pic.twitter.com/0HWQjx8UKr
— Ro'Chelle (@4RochellesLife) October 5, 2014Just a quick reminder ...
UPDATE: @texashealth says #Dallas #Ebola patient still in critical condition.
— kristen orsborn (@kristenorsborn) October 5, 2014Let's be better than this, NFL fans.