Jon Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill watched from the sidelines, coaching up a group of women trying to score touchdowns and roses, all in the name of love.
With the 26th season of 'The Bachelor' underway, the Texans defensive standouts made a cameo appearance on Monday night's episode, which featured NRG Stadium as the backdrop for the traditional Bachelor Bowl. The high-stakes group date pits two teams of competing women against each other in a game of tackle football. The winning team earns extra time with Bachelor Clayton Echard while the losing team returns home defeated and sad.
Greenard and Grugier-Hill had never watched the reality dating show, now in its 26th season, but seemed right at home (literally).
Echard, a former NFL player, kicked off the date with a tailgating party in the Blue Lot. After some grilling and a game of cornhole, Echard welcomed Greenard and Grugier-Hill, who explained the rules of the date.
"Obviously, if you want to win this man's heart, you've got to embrace what he loves," Grugier-Hill said.
"So we're not playing two-hand touch flag football, any of those things," Greenard said. "We're playing real-life tackle football."
And there was plenty of tackling, served with a side of vengeance as the women did whatever it took to win and settle scores. After competing for the same man and living in the same house, The Bachelor Bowl is also usually ripe for drama and in-fighting. This episode was no exception, especially since no referees were officiating.
"There is bad blood out here," Palmer said when Shanae and Sierra continued to land unsportsmanlike hits on each other.
Palmer, a former Bachelor and ESPN analyst, along with Houston native Hannah Storm, provided the play-by-play commentary. TORO was also on the date cheering on both teams.
In a game of purple unis vs. blue, Greenard led the Purple Punishers while Grugier-Hill coached the blue team, Shrimp Stampede. A blue team player practiced her receiving skills in the locker room and missed all of them, a bad omen for Grugier-Hill's crew.
Meanwhile, Greenard lucked out with star player, Marlena, who ran track in the 2012 Olympic games.
"Coach Jon Greenard is having to huddle up with his team to explain how defense works," Palmer said after the purple team celebrated a touchdown, not realizing it was a dead ball.
Both Texans players did see their team making defensive plays. Grugier-Hill's team had an interception and a fumble recovery. However, Greenard's squad finished the game with a pick-six, a 21-0 victory and a ticket to the after-party with Echard.
The new season of 'The Bachelor' released an episode with TORO and Houston Texans players Kamu Grugier-Hill and Jonathan Greenard.
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) THE BACHELOR
THE BACHELOR - "2604" - Shrimp-gate boils over into another week! Clayton takes it upon himself to pull Shanae and Elizabeth aside in an attempt to settle their dispute, but when the two become heated, frustration mounts and he cancels the cocktail party. Will the two bitter rivals survive the rose ceremony, or will both be sent packing? Then, for the first time in two years, "The Bachelor" jet sets around the globe on the journey to find love! At their first destination - Houston, Texas, Clayton gets a surprise visit from his best friend before his one-on-one date, where it's time for a downhome Texas-style family barbecue followed by a surprise musical performance from country band Restless Road. Later, one woman overhears the others plotting to get her sent home, so stakes are especially high when the ladies are split into two teams for the Bachelor Bowl football classic on their group date. Special guests Jonathan Greenard and Kamu Grugier-Hill of the NFL's Houston Texans coach the ladies, while legendary sports anchor Hannah Storm joins Jesse Palmer in the broadcast booth to provide some sidesplitting commentary. The intensity on the field is no joke as the winners will go to the after-party with Clayton while the losers go home. Nobody is laughing when a controversial woman on the losing team does some party crashing, leading to the most explosive confrontation of the season! "The Bachelor" airs MONDAY, JAN. 31 (8:00-10:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. (ABC/Felicia Graham) JONATHAN GREENARD, CLAYTON ECHARD, KAMU GRUGIER-HILL
