The Houston Texans will be looking for a new director of pro personnel.
According to Mark Berman of Fox 26 [KRIV-TV], the Texans and Rob Kisiel have decided to part ways.
Personnel and scouting department shakeups after the NFL draft are not uncommon, especially on the heels of a new regime change, which the Texans underwent when Nick Caserio was hired as the general manager on Jan. 5. Once their work is finished in evaluating the current draft class, and the attention turns to 2022, teams make changes in their personnel and scouting departments.
Kisiel was part of the discussions to select Stanford quarterback Davis Mills at No. 67 overall in Round 3 of the 2021 NFL draft.
“We take the information, look at the board, and I would say a lot of great dialogue, a lot of great discussion with our group,” Caserio said. “Liip (James Liipfert), Matt Bazirgan, you know, Rob (Kisiel), Zique (Mozique McCurtis), John (Ritcher), so a lot of good discussions and when it came time to pick at 67, we felt that that was the best decision for our team at the time so it doesn’t impact anybody. Again, our whole philosophy has been to create as much competition as possible and we’ll continue to do that.”
Kisiel took over in the 2017 offseason as the director of pro personnel. His first stint with the Texans was from 2000-07 before joining BLESTO. Then-general manager Rick Smith brought back Kisiel in 2012.