HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans will no longer pursue New England Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio for their general manager position, the team announced Friday.
As a result, the Patriots dropped the tampering charges they filed on Wednesday against the Texans for the attempted hire of Caserio, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. On Wednesday, sources said that the Texans had requested permission to interview Caserio for their GM job but had not been granted permission at that time.
"When we started the process to interview Nick Caserio for our EVP/GM position, we consulted the League office on numerous occasions, followed the procedures outlined in the League's rules and believed we were in full compliance," Texans CEO Cal McNair said in a statement.