Report: Texans hire Caserio as next GM

The Houston Texans have officially hired the New England Patriots' Nick Caserio as their next general manager, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.

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The Houston Texans have officially hired the New England Patriots' Nick Caserio as their next general manager, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.

Houston Texans now officially have hired former Patriots’ exec Nick Caserio as their general manager, as @McClain_on_NFL said they would. The man they tried to hire in 2019 is hired in 2021.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 6, 2021

As the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport pointed out, the Patriots blocked the move a year ago and Caserio has been the team's de facto general manager for the past 14 years.

Nick Caserio has been the de facto GM for the #Patriots for years. When this becomes final, NE has a huge hole to fill. Dave Ziegler is the next man up for Bill Belichick and the #Patriots. https://t.co/kLAzcazrdl
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 6, 2021

The Patriots will have a hole to fill when Caserio's move to Houston becomes official, with Rapoport reporting Dave Ziegler is the next man up for Bill Belichick and the Patriots.

The Texans have been looking for new football management since firing head coach and acting GM Bill O'Brien after they started the season 0-4.