Panthers tight end Jeremy Shockey criticized members of the Texans for not putting their hands over their hearts during the national anthem on Sunday. Shockey says he saw "about 10 players" who didn't do the traditional gesture when the anthem is played and he told some of them how he felt during Carolina's 28-13 victory. "I was pretty upset in the way they weren't showing respect to America during the national anthem," Shockey said. "This is America and you should at least give respect to America." Shockey's rant came in response to a reporter's question about Houston's defense. "This is America and this is just a game and they should not only be very proud of this country, but very gifted to be living here," Shockey said. "Maybe they just forgot to do it or something, but I don't see how you could forget to do that." Texans linebacker DeMeco Ryans fired back at Shockey when he heard of the comments. "If he's so patriotic, why was he looking at our bench instead of the flag?" Ryans said. "Where did he come up with the number 10? Was he counting? Why was he paying attention to us during the national anthem?"