Jack Easterby was the Houston Texans' executive vice president of football operations in February, less than a year after ending his six-year stint with the Patriots.
But Easterby apparently believed he could have stayed in New England much longer.
Sports Illustrated's Jenny Vrentas and Greg Bishop published a lengthy feature on Easterby Thursday that details his rise to power in New England and Houston and includes several eye-opening anecdotes -- like this one:
"Easterby told people that (Robert) Kraft, New England’s owner, had offered him and (Nick) Caserio, the longtime personnel czar, “lifetime” contracts to run personnel.