HOUSTON – A week after Houston Texans president and CEO Cal McNair said he hadn’t heard from quarterback Deshaun Watson since hiring general manager Nick Caserio, McNair said he now “connected texts ”with Watson.
“It’s no secret that he’s disappointed with communication during the hiring process,” McNair said in an interview with the Houston Chronicle and Fox 26 Houston.
On the day the Texans announced the hiring of Caserio, Adam Schefter of ESPN reported that Watson was unhappy with the lawsuit because, according to league sources, “Watson offered opinions on potential candidates for CEO, but the Texans they did not consider or consult with those supported by their franchise defender. “
Now, McNair says Texans “will [Watson] in the loop and part of the process “while Houston is looking for his next head coach. Watson found out on social media, not from the team, that the Texans hired Caserio, several sources told Schefter.
In an interview, McNair also said he would not fire Jack Easterby, the Texans’ executive vice president of football operations. Earlier this week, former Texan receiver Andre Johnson wrote on Twitter that he was with Watson and criticized Easterby.
“The Texan organization is known for losing players’ careers,” Johnson wrote on Twitter. “Since Jack Easterby entered the building, nothing good has happened in / for the organization and, for some reason, no one seems to see what is happening. Pathetic !!!”
McNair initially said Easterby would not be involved in the hiring of the next Texan general manager, but said at Caserio’s introductory press conference that he asked for Easterby’s feedback “about Nick as a leader.” decision.
“Jack and I had a really special relationship,” Caserio said. “It simply came to our notice then. … I have an extraordinary amount of respect and admiration for him. Any staff decision that will be made we will make as a group, but in the end this is a responsibility that Cal instilled in me. , is to manage the part of the football operations staff. So that’s the expectation of moving on. “
Schefter also reported that after the Texans changed wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, Watson’s anger level was “a 2. … This time, it’s a 10.”
Friday, Watson posted on Twitter, “I was on 2, then I took him to 10.” Less than 30 minutes later, Watson posted on Twitter, “The future – Mo Reala vibrates!” That song contains the lyrics, “I was on 2, then I took it on 10.”
“Change is hard and we are going through change and I accept that everything did not go perfectly,” McNair said in the interview. “It’s hard and we work through it. If the players, the media and the fans are upset, that’s me and I apologize for my actions or communications that created mistrust and I accept the frustrations of that team and the fans.”