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Texans players debate existence of dinosaurs

Nose tackle D.J. Reader (98) was a fifth-round pick in 2016 by the Houston Texans.

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Credit: Thearon W. Henderson

Nose tackle D.J. Reader (98) was a fifth-round pick in 2016 by the Houston Texans.
By Staff Writer
July 31, 2017

J.J. Watt started an Internet debate after revealing on Twitter that teammate D.J. Reader’s does not believe in the existence of dinosaurs and that “fossils are fake.”

Reader, a fifth-round pick out of Clemson last year, was not pleased.

And then reality took over as the Internet voiced its opinions. But Reader seemed to take it all in stride.

😂😂😂😂😂

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— Dj Reader (@Djread98)

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I know man it's rough

😂😂😂

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— Dj Reader (@Djread98)

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Could comment about you and Baylor but that's too easy

😂😂😂

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— Dj Reader (@Djread98)

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Nah cause I can clearly see there's bumps in it with these mountains out here in West Virginia

😂

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— Dj Reader (@Djread98)

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— Dj Reader (@Djread98)

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