After a very strange courtship, the Houston Texans have sealed the deal with their preferred general manager, former New England director of player personnel Nick Caserio.
A quick, rough timeline of events:
- The Patriots hire Caserio in 2008. From then until now, he is the most powerful person in the organization except for Bill Belichick.
- In 2019, the Texans fired then-GM Brian Gaine. They attempted to interview Caserio for the opening but the Patriots filed tampering charges. Houston announced they would not pursue Caserio and instead went through the season without a GM, then added the GM title and role to head coach Bill O'Brien's duties in January of 2020.