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The Houston Texans have fired coach Lovie Smith.
The news comes after the Texans beat the Indianapolis Colts 32-31 at Lucas Oil Stadium to win their season finale. Houston finished the season 3-13-1, a step back from their 4-13 finish under rookie coach David Culley in 2021, who was also fired at the end of the season.
Smith told reporters after the game that he expected to be back in 2023 as the Texans’ coach.
“First off, they’re reports. I don’t know what the reports are,” Smith said. “Yeah, I meet with [chairman and CEO] Cal (McNair) every Monday. I met with him this past Monday. As far as — we talk about what’s happening the last game. We understand the totality of the season on what’s going on. Do I expect to be back? Yeah, I expect to be back. Absolutely.”
The Texans will have the No. 2 overall pick and the No. 12 overall pick in Round 1 of the 2023 NFL draft.