The Houston Texans are now in talks with their associate head coach and defensive coordinator Lovie Smith about potentially becoming their next head coach, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter and Field Yates on Sunday.
The Texans have included Smith in their discussions all along, but his candidacy as head coach has gained steam in recent days, a source said.
Josh McCown will not be the Texans' next head coach, and if it is Smith who is hired, their offensive coordinator will be current quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Pep Hamilton, not McCown, a source told ESPN's Sarah Barshop.