The Texans have hired Nick Caserio as the fourth general manager in team history.
The Texans agreed on Caserio’s contract with agent Bob Lamonte on Tuesday night after interviewing him in Houston during the day.
It’s a decision that’ll get universal praise around the NFL because Caserio is such a well-respected personnel man. It’ll be a hard sell in Houston because Caserio knows only one way — the Patriot Way.
Fans and media will equate Caserio with Bill O’Brien, who spent five years with the Patriots and was fired after an 0-4 start in October in his seventh season as Texans coach.
Caserio, 45, has been with New England for 20 years, including the past 13 as director of player personnel working for coach Bill Belichick. He follows Charley Casserly, Rick Smith and O’Brien as Texans’ general managers.
On Monday, owner Cal McNair and executive vice president of football operations Jack Easterby flew to New England to pick up Caserio and bring him back to Houston for the interview.
Caserio and Easterby are friends who worked together for six years with the Patriots. Easterby left New England for the Texans in 2019.
Under NFL rules, candidates working for teams that are out of the playoffs can interview in person or on Zoom conference calls.
Now that it’s official, the Texans have a new general manager with a background in personnel and coaching. Now that he’s been hired, Caserio will join McNair in the search for a new head coach.
This is the second time McNair pursued Caserio. After he fired Brian Gaine in June of 2019, McNair tried to interview Caserio as his replacement. The Patriots filed tampering charges, and McNair withdrew his request.
Caserio, who joined the Patriots in 2001 as a personnel assistant, eventually impressed Belichick enough to become his right-hand man on personnel decisions.
Belichick has final say on personnel decisions at New England. This is the first time Caserio will have that responsibility.
Caserio also worked as an assistant coach for Belichick before returning to the personnel department and being promoted to his current position in 2008.
This will be the first time Caserio has been involved in a coaching search. McNair and the search committee have interviewed Jim Caldwell, Marvin Lewis and Carolina offensive coordinator Joe Brady.
When Tennessee and Indianapolis are eliminated from the playoffs, they’ll interview Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.
The Texans also could target Buffalo offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, Kansas City offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and San Francisco defensive coordinator Robert Saleh.
Daboll won five Super Bowl rings as a New England assistant coach and knows Caserio well. Daboll, 45, joined the Patriots in 2000, the year before Caserio arrived.
New England offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels isn’t a candidate to become the Texans’ new head coach.
Once Caserio starts his new job, fans and media will want to see if he tries to make the Patriot Way the Houston Way.
This is a chance for Caserio to get out from under the Belichick umbrella and establish his own way.
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