The Houston Texans have finally settled on a permanent general manager.
According to the Houston Chronicle’s John McClain, the Texans have given coach Bill O’Brien the title of general manager. The 50-year-old will become the second coach in the NFL to double up as a general manager. The other is New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, under whom O’Brien worked from 2007-11.
Texans have given coach Bill O'Brien the GM title and promoted Jack Easterby to executive vice president of football operations.
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) January 28, 2020
The Texans fired Brian Gaine as general manager on June 7, 2019, just three days before the club starting mandatory veteran minicamp. The club promoted senior vice president of football administration Chris Olsen to the interim general manager role, but a five-man council with O’Brien having heavy influence ran the Texans’ front office through the conclusion of the 2019 season.
On Jan. 19, the Texans fired Olsen.
In another move, the Texans also promoted Jack Easterby to executive vice president of football operations. Easterby had joined the Texans in the 2019 offseason as the executive vice president of team development.