Texans tight end's wife addresses online backlash after husband's anti-Abbott remarks

Laurel Schultz addressed the flood of comments she received after her husband, Dalton Schultz, publicly celebrated Abbott's defeat by Texas Democrat Gina Hinojosa. (Express-News file photo, Courtesy of Laurel Schultz via Instagram) Houston Texans tight end Dalton Schultz didn't mince words after Gov. Greg Abbott lost his reelection bid in last week's midterm elections. Now Schultz's wife is answering the backlash with a response of her own.Laurel Schultz took to TikTok Saturday to address the flood of comments she received after her husband publicly celebrated Abbott's defeat by Texas Democrat Gina Hinojosa. The NFL star made his feelings abundantly clear Wednesday morning, posting an Instagram story tagging Abbott alongside a clear message: "Get (expletive)!"The post quickly attracted attention, with some of the political blowback spilling onto his wife's social media accounts. But rather than fire back at her critics, Laurel deflected with a dose of sarcasm.ALSO READ:Can Gina Hinojosa really eliminate standardized tests? View this post on Instagram A post shared by laurel schultz (@lauschultz)"We have to have a serious conversation because the comment section has gotten out of control since Dalton's post about Greg Abbott," she said in her TikTok video. "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."She followed up with a playful warning: "I'm going to be insufferable. So like, you guys gotta rein it in."Her response also drew encouragement from football fans who appeared delighted by the couple's willingness to wade into Texas politics."We love you and your husband GO TEXANSSSSS," one commenter wrote. "We love our tight ends WOKE 🙂‍↕️🤘🏽" another commenter added.This isn't Schultz's first public disagreement with Abbott. In February 2022, he criticized the governor's policies concerning transgender children, writing on X: "If you think anything about what the POS @GregAbbott_TX is doing about Trans kids in Texas is ok or justified, please unfollow me."ALSO READ:Nate Ryan teases new role covering Spurs after signing off from KENS 5SubscribeThere’s more to San Antonio with the Express-News. Subscribe today for just 25¢.This article originally published at Texans tight end's wife addresses online backlash after husband's anti-Abbott remarks.