The Houston Texans are expected to retain head coach Bill O'Brien for the 2018 season, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Coming off a pair of 9-7 seasons that included AFC South titles, the Texans stumbled their way through 2017 after medical maladies tarnished what once appeared to be a promising campaign.
By midseason, defensive end J.J. Watt (leg), outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus (pectoral) and quarterback Deshaun Watson (torn ACL) had all been ruled out for the remainder of the year.
As a result, O'Brien had a hard time fielding a team that could contend with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tennessee Titans atop the division as the Texans' dreams of a third straight AFC South crown faded fast.