The Houston Texans have fired head coach and general manager Bill O'Brien.
O'Brien's tenure in Houston has finally come to an end after seven years. O'Brien delivered the Texans to the playoffs in 4 of his 6 full seasons and only had one losing season, but was constantly a source of controversy for his play-calling and decision-making as a head coach, and, more recently, his baffling moves as the team's de-facto-turned-official general manager. The moves comes after the Texans' Week 4 loss to a winless Minnesota Vikings team that dropped the Texans to 0-4 in 2020. Romeo Crenell will serve as the team's interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
The team's 0-4 start appears to be the breaking point for the team's ownership. Franchise quarterback Deshaun Watson has struggled since O'Brien traded away his star wide receiver for an oft-injured veteran running back, and O'Brien's haphazard approach to trading away future assets has left the team without first round picks in multiple drafts. Whoever inherits the job will have a genuine star at quarterback, but little else to work with.
Source: Adam Schefter, ESPN