For now, the Texans’ GM job will remain vacant, as Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets. Rather than hiring a GM for 2019, the Texans will divvy up the responsibilities among Matt Bazirgan, James Liipfert, Chris Olsen and Jack Easterby.
The Texans fired Brian Gaine earlier this summer in an attempt to quickly replace him with Patriots executive Nick Caserio. The Patriots blocked the move and accused Easterby of tampering with the under-contract employee at the Pats’ ring ceremony.
The inclusion of Easterby in the Texans’ upper management is noteworthy and a bit surprising. Easterby previously served as the Patriots’ chaplain before earning the title of Executive Vice President of Team Development in Houston. Now, it appears that he is wielding more influence than ever.
It has been widely speculated that the Texans are simply biding their time until Caserio’s contract with New England expires. Still, there’s a long way to go between now and the 2020 offseason and things can always change.
Unbelievable! Talk about a guy self destructing before your eyes. O’Brien should name himself GM and have Romeo be head coach.
I can’t be the only person who thinks the situation with the Texans is a clusterf— in the making. Easterby can at least show the others how to pray for divine intervention.
Should hear the radio in Houston… You aren’t alone.
shouldve just kept gaine
I thought this was known a few weeks ago?
Crappy offseason for the Texans. Usually that means bad results during the season.