Texans President Jamey Rootes has resigned, as Adam Schefter of ESPN.com tweets. Rootes was rankled by the Texans’ recent restructuring, (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport), which may mean that he was less-than-thrilled about the hiring of new GM Nick Caserio.
Rootes had spent more than 20 years with Houston, overseeing business and administrative duties. He was also part of the team’s GM search committee — his recommendations were largely ignored, Mike Florio of PFT (on Twitter) hears, and that proved to be problem.
“I’m young enough to find a new opportunity to create something new,” the 54-year-old told John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. “I want to carve out ample time to decide what’s best for me going forward. This [resignation] is difficult because of the people. They’re special to me. I feed off the energy of our fans, our staff and our customers, and I’m going to miss them.”
Rootes says he’ll take at least six months off. In the interim, the Texans will hand his responsibilities over to senior vice president of corporate development Greg Grissom. Meanwhile, on the football side of things, the Texans will try to keep Deshaun Watson happy and in H-Town. As it stands, Watson wants out and the Dolphins could be the favorite to land him.
Dumpster. Fire.
That’s probably too kind.
I prefer clown car. And yet there are people on this board who still take ownership’s side and denigrate Watson. Utter buffoonery in the front office.
Texans owner needs to clean house.
Trade Watson and whatever else has value on the roster for draft picks in 2021, 2022, 2023 and clean out the front office and start from scratch.
You hire a good scouting department the rebuild should be done by 2022 or 2023. Gotta hit with a lot of your picks.
I’ll take the job.
The Texans owner would have to start by firing himself. The problem truly starts at the top there. He creates the dysfunction.
Exactly lol, some franchises are destined to always be dysfunctional, this is one.
Fire the GM and coach they just hired? I agree get as many draft picks you can for Watson and Watts and start over. But Esterby is the only who should be let go.
Starting by selling the team….
anyone else feel old by this statement?
“Rootes had spent more than 20 years with Houston”
Not long after Mr. McNair passed away and Cal (Baby Huey)took over, Rootes considered resigning. In a previous interview, he stated that the environment had changed quite a bit since Baby Huey’s reign began; reconsidering resigning because of those he works with.
I’m sure that last weeks house cleaning that Larry, Moe, and Curley executed was the final straw. This is an out of control dumpster fire and solidifies the reason why I have never followed the team.
I’m looking forward to see how they spin it, after they trade Watson. They continue to dig themselves into a deeper hole, taking the passive aggressive approach; blaming everyone but themselves.
Wow they have become the Clippers before the Clippers were sold. It is embarrassing.
I wonder if Bob McNair were still around would he had made all these changes. I know his health and more he could not go on but this team is a disaster. You WILL NOT MAKE WATSON HAPPY.
No matter how much you say you will make him happy. He is not talking to you. Will he be happy with this situation. To blow off the team president that is supposed to be a part of things as well.
Wonder what this team will look like going forward. No JJ or Watson most likely.
Be a miracle and a long one at that if they will stay. JJ may not but Watson may not even play even. Did he make a mistake perhaps signing the extension last season. Not the one just ending. Sad to see this team in such a shambles. Sad to see Houston sports deteriorating. Rockets and Astros too.
These guys continually snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Jack Easterby has no qualifications to run the Texans, that’s obvious in their decisions and the mass exodus. But he has the owner’s ear.