(HOUSTON) SportsRadio 610) -- The Texans make it official, announcing the hiring of general manager Nick Caserio from the New England Patriots.
Caserio joins the Texans after spending 20 seasons with the Patriots, including 18 seasons in player personnel.
“The Houston Texans are an organization committed to excellence. Since the start of our search, we have been steadfast on identifying a general manager that embodies what it means to be a Houston Texan, and it is Nick Caserio,” Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair said in a statement. “Nick is an incredibly hard worker, disciplined, a man of integrity and high character. He has a tremendous amount of experience building a winning franchise and we have faith he will continue his success as a Texan. Nick has an unparalleled reputation around the league amongst his peers. We couldn’t be more excited to name him our new general manager and to welcome his family to Houston.”
Caserio joined the Patriots in June 2001 as a personnel assistant. He's been a part of each of their six Super Bowls since that time.
He will attempt to bring that same brand of success to the Texans. Caserio reportedly signed a six-year, $30 million contract to become the Texans' fifth general manager in franchise history.
“On behalf of my wife Kathleen and our entire family, I’m very humbled and honored by this opportunity to be the general manager of the Houston Texans,” Caserio said in a statement. “We would like to thank Janice, Cal and Hannah McNair for their belief in us that we can build something special that embraces the accomplishments of the past and accepts the challenges in front of us in our desire to be best. This moment would not be possible without the support and guidance of those that have invested in me personally and professionally. We are forever grateful to the Kraft Family, Bill Belichick as well as the entire New England Patriots organization that has blessed our family in ways we can never repay. Our goal now is to serve the Texans organization and the Houston community by putting together a team that we all can be proud of on and off the field.”
The Texans will hold a press conference introducing Caserio on Friday at noon. McNair will also be available to the media. It will be the first time McNair has held any sort of formal media availability since becoming Texans CEO two years ago.
SportsRadio 610 will also have an exclusive interview following the press conference.
This is not the first time the Texans courted Caserio to be their GM, but this attempt was a successful one. The Patriots accused the Texans of tampering in 2019, after former Texans GM Brian Gaine was fired, which led to Houston dropping their pursuit.
Former head coach Bill O'Brien later became the general manager and was fired after Week 4 of the 2020 season.