Lovie Smith

The Houston Texans parted ways with Lovie Smith after one season of him as the head coach and the decision drew some criticism from the NFL world.

He was the head coach at [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) The team fired David Culley after one season before 2022 kicked off and have now done the same with Smith. We aren't there right now, however, with the support of the McNair family and the resources available to us, I'm confident in the direction of our football program moving forward." "I'm constantly evaluating our football operation and believe this is the best decision for us at this time. "I appreciate Coach Smith and his entire family for their contributions over the last two seasons.

The Houston Texans fired head coach Lovie Smith after finishing the 2022-23 season with a 3-13-1 record, the team announced.

"I appreciate coach Smith and his entire family for their contributions over the last two seasons," McNair said in a news release. McNair said he met with general manager Nick Caserio and Smith to inform the coach the Texans were "moving in a different direction." He also logged an 8-24 mark in two seasons with the [Tampa Bay Buccaneers](https://www.upi.com/topic/Tampa-Bay-Buccaneers/). "I'm constantly evaluating our football operation and believe this is the best decision for us at this time. [Chicago Bears](https://www.upi.com/topic/Chicago_Bears/). "It is my responsibility to build a comprehensive and competitive program that can sustain success over a long period of time.

The Houston Texans fired coach Lovie Smith on Sunday evening. Despite the fact the Texans finished 3-13-1 with a 32-31 win over the Indianapolis Colts, ...

The obvious choice is offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, yet his underwhelming offense wouldn’t be a ringing endorsement. The Texans were tied for the 13th-fewest sacks in the NFL with 39, and they gave up the fourth-most yards per carry at 5.1. The Texans went 4-13 in 2021, which was somewhat acceptable given the fact they had a roster replete with veterans on short-term deals and a five-man draft class whose earliest pick was in the third round.

This season was Houston's third with a losing record after the team went 4-12 in 2020. Read more at Boston.com.

This is the second time the Texans have fired a coach after just one year. It is the third time since the merger that a team has fired its head coach in consecutive years after just one season. His firing will give the Texans a fourth head coach in as many years. Gary Kubiak took over, and he was fired in his eighth season. Smith was promoted to head coach after serving as the team’s defensive coordinator for one season. The 64-year-old Smith was one of the few Black coaches in the NFL along with Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin, Tampa Bay’s Todd Bowles and Miami’s Mike McDaniel, who is biracial.

Smith, one of two Black head coaches hired last offseason, became the second straight Texans coach fired after a single season.

[will have the first selection](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/01/08/nfl-week-18-live-updates/?itid=lk_inline_manual_18) in the draft. [in a statement](https://twitter.com/HoustonTexans/status/1612300008618868737). [a racial discrimination lawsuit](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/02/01/brian-flores-lawsuit-nfl-discrimination/?itid=lk_inline_manual_13) filed last year by former Dolphins coach Brian Flores, now an assistant coach for the Steelers. A fourth Black coach, Steve Wilks, [served as interim coach](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/10/10/matt-rhule-fired-panthers-wilks/?itid=lk_inline_manual_11) of the Panthers after they fired Matt Rhule in October. We wanted to leave the season with a good taste in our mouth.” He said he expected to be retained, despite speculation to the contrary. Yeah, I expect to be back,” Smith said. [three Black head coaches in the NFL](https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2022/nfl-black-head-coaches/?itid=lk_inline_manual_11) this season, along with the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Todd Bowles. That came after a 28-yard touchdown pass by quarterback Davis Mills on a fourth-and-20 play. NFL leaders have said they hope for better results from their diversity efforts in the hiring cycle this offseason. I will work alongside Nick Caserio throughout this process and I’m confident we will find the right leader for our football team.” We aren’t there right now, however, with the support of the McNair family and the resources available to us, I’m confident in the direction of our football program moving forward.”

Donnie joins Ben to react to the firing of head coach Lovie Smith by the Houston Texans after just one season.

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A tracker of NFL head coaches fired on Monday as the Arizona Cardinals await a meeting between Michael Bidwill and Kliff Kingsbury.

Third-year coach Matt Rhule was fired after a 1-4 start to the season. He went 3-5-1 before the team let him go, then made the controversial decision to hire former offensive lineman Jeff Saturday as an interim coach, pulling him out of the ESPN studios and placing him on the job without any college or pro coaching experience. He is let go as Arizona and owner Michael Bidwill navigate the uncertainty that comes with the health-related absence of general manager Steve Keim. Davis Mills connected with Jordan Akins on a 28-yard touchdown pass with 50 seconds left Sunday against the Colts. “It is my responsibility to build a comprehensive and competitive program that can sustain success over a long period of time. They parted ways with David Culley last January after he went 4-13 in his only season.