HOUSTON – A week after Houston Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair said he had not heard from quarterback Deshaun Watson since hiring general manager Nick Caserio, McNair said he has now “been in touch with” text messages. Watson.
“It’s no secret that he’s disappointed with the communication during the recruitment process,” McNair said, according to an interview with the Houston Chronicle and Fox 26 Houston.
The day the Texans announced Caserio’s hiring, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that Watson was not happy with the process because, according to league sources, “ Watson offered input on potential general manager candidates, but the Texans neither considered nor consulted with the ones made by their franchise quarterback. “
Now, McNair says the Texans want ” [Watson] In the course and part of the process, “as Houston searches for his next head coach. Watson discovered on social media, not from the team, that the Texans had hired Caserio, multiple sources told Schefter.
In the interview, McNair also said he will not fire Jack Easterby, the Texans’ vice president of football operations. Earlier in the week, former Texas wide receiver Andre Johnson tweeted that he was behind Watson and criticized Easterby.
“The Texas organization is known for wasting players’ careers,” tweeted Johnson. “Since Jack Easterby walked into the building nothing good has happened in / for the organization and for some reason someone can’t see what’s going on. Pathetic !!!”
McNair initially said Easterby would not be involved in the process of hiring the Texans’ next general manager, but he said in Caserio’s introductory press conference that he did ask for Easterby’s feedback “about Nick as a leader” during the decision-making process.
“Jack and I have had a very special relationship,” said Caserio. “It goes back a few years. … I have a lot of respect and admiration for him. We will make all the personnel decisions that are made as a group, but in the end that is a responsibility that Cal taught me. of football operations. So that’s the expectation to move forward. “
Schefter also reported that after the Texans traded wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, Watson’s rage level was “a 2 … This time it’s a 10”.
On Friday, Watson tweeted, “I was on 2 and took it to 10.” Less than 30 minutes later, Watson tweeted, “Future – Mo Reala vibes!” That song contains the lyrics, “I was at 2 and took it to 10.”
“Change is difficult and we are undergoing change and I accept that not everything went perfectly,” McNair said in the interview. “It’s just hard and we’re working through it. If players, media and fans are upset it’s my fault and I apologize for my actions or communication that caused mistrust and I accept the frustrations of those teams and fans . “