Since the Houston Texans fired Brian Gaine last Friday, they are in the market for a new general manager. They have set their sights on a familiar name: Nick Caserio. This is, of course, not the first time the club is after the New England Patriots’ director of player personnel. Before hiring Gaine last January, after all, Houston asked the Patriots if it could conduct an interview with Caserio. New England declined the request at the time.
The Texans ultimately settled on Gaine but with him no longer part of the organization are again trying to get Caserio on board — and are now accused of violating the NFL’s anti-tampering rules because of their efforts: as first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Patriots have filed tampering charges against Houston for its pursuit of Caserio.