Houston, the Texans are coming home.
The NFL has opted to cancel Thursday’s preseason game between the Houston Texans and the Dallas Cowboys, which was set to be played at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, because the Texans will actually be able to return home sooner than the league anticipated.
Thursday’s preseason game between the Cowboys and Texans has been cancelled, per Rich Dalrymple. The Texans had a chance to go home.
— Brandon George (@DMN_George) August 30, 2017
Over forty thousand tickets had been sold since Tuesday night, with proceeds going to the hurracaine relief fund. The Dallas Morning News reports that fans who bought tickets can get a refund, if they so wish, but they can also choose to let the money be used as a donation.
Anyone who has already purchased tickets for Thursday’s game can either get a refund or donate the funds to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
— Brandon George (@DMN_George) August 30, 2017
The game had been moved from the Texans NRG Stadium to the Cowboys’ home stadium because of massive flooding in Houston due to Hurracaine Harvey.  The team, which has been unable to go home after their preseason game in New Orleans, had been practicing at the Cowboys’ facility in Frisco, Texas.
J.J Watt, one of Houston’s stars, had been very vocal about the only good thing that could come out of the game was a huge fundraising effort, like the one that he, himself, set up this weekend.
As of this morning, per J.J Watt himself, the fund had raised $5.1 million dollars.
$5.1 MILLION!
New Goal: $6 Millionhttps://t.co/SR6DmnNbyM pic.twitter.com/0Vfd3XMnDe
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) August 30, 2017
If you’re interested in donating, you can follow the link on his profile. For more on Hurracaine Harvey, you can go here.