The Houston Texans fired coach Lovie Smith on Sunday night, hours after the team finished 3-13-1 in his first season.
"We are grateful for [Smith's] leadership and character, and we wish him the best moving forward," chairman and CEO Cal McNair said in a statement. "While we understand the results have not been what we had hoped for, we are committed to building a program that produces long-term, sustainable success. Our fans and city deserve a team that they can be proud of."
The Texans now have fired back-to-back coaches after just one year, having ousted David Culley last January.