New England rejected Houston's request to interview Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio and director of college scouting Monti Ossenfort for the Texans' general manager job, and the Eagles told the Texans the same about their vice president of player personnel Joe Douglas, a league source told ESPN.
But just because Caserio and Ossenfort were prohibited from interviewing in season doesn't mean that the matter is closed just yet.
Under the NFL's loosened rules for hiring executives from other teams, Caserio and Ossenfort still might be able to interview for the Texans' GM job after the Patriots' season ends, whenever that may be, according to a league source.