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The Houston Texans have fired head coach Lovie Smith after only one season in cost, the group introduced on Sunday.
The Texans completed the 12 months with a 3-13-1 file.
“On behalf of your entire group, I wish to thank Lovie Smith for every little thing he has contributed to our group during the last two seasons as a coach and a frontrunner,” Texans common supervisor Nick Caserio said in a statement.
“I’m always evaluating our soccer operation and imagine that is the very best determination for us presently. It’s my duty to construct a complete and aggressive program that may maintain success over a protracted time period.”
Smith is the second coach to final only one season with the Texans. The group fired David Culley after a 3-14 season final 12 months after which went on to rent Smith.
“We’re grateful for his management and character, and we want him the very best shifting ahead,” group chairman and CEO Cal McNair mentioned. “Whereas we perceive the outcomes haven’t been what we had hoped for, we’re dedicated to constructing a program that produces long-term, sustainable success. Our followers and metropolis deserve a group that they are often happy with.”
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The firing comes after Houston defeated the Indianapolis Colts 32-31 earlier on Sunday, costing the group the prospect to get the primary total choose within the 2023 NFL Draft. The Chicago Bears clinched the highest choose after ending with a 3-14 file.
