The NFL has its first firing of the 2023 offseason, the Houston Texans letting go of Lovie Smith after just one season. The Texans will search for its third head coach in three years. Over the weekend before Smith’s firing was official, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer mentioned the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Brian Flores as a possible candidate for the job.
Here’s what Breer wrote on Saturday:
“I’d say the likelihood is [Smith will] be gone, with Gannon, the Eagles’ DC, and Ryans, the Niners’ DC and former Texans captain, as top candidates to take his spot.