HOUSTON (SportsRadio 610) - Texans interim general manager Jack Easterby has responded to the damning report released by Sports Illustrated Thursday morning, which accused him of creating an "atmosphere of mistrust" and a "state of constant chaos" within the Texans organization.
In a statement to Sports Illustrated, Easterby said: “Since joining the Texans in 2019 as EVP of Team Development and now as EVP of Football Operations, I have been an integral part of the leadership team. It’s been an honor to help this organization in whatever way I can. I appreciate the confidence shown by Cal and Janice McNair by entrusting me to help see this season through as an interim GM. I place tremendous value on the importance of trust. If there is additional work to be done to gain the trust of others, I am committed to make that happen. I look forward to the leadership our new GM and Head Coach will bring to the Texans as we build this team for the future.”
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The newly published report by SI's Jenny Vrentas and Greg Bishop focuses on the ascent of Texans interim GM Jack Easterby, a pastor who broke into the NFL as a Jaguars intern and later served as Patriots team chaplain and so-called character coach in the wake of the tragic Aaron Hernandez saga.
Easterby, according to the report, made the meteoric and apparently unheard-of jump from team chaplain to personnel executive by underhanded means, quietly working to subvert even his own allies -- such as former Houston head coach and GM Bill O'Brien, who brought Easterby into the Texans organization after his stint in New England -- in a bid to attain ever-more power.
Easterby was named interim GM after O'Brien's dismissal following an 0-4 start on the season.
