BREAKING: Houston Texans Fire Head Coach Bill O’Brien

October 5, 2020, 5:10pm EST (Updated: March 1, 2023, 6:56pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 27: Head coach Bill O’Brien of the Houston Texans looks on during the third quarter against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on September 27, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

The Houston Texans have fired HC Bill O’Brien effective immediately, according to John McClain.

Texans owner Cal McNair has fired Bill O'Brien as coach and GM. Details to come on https://t.co/mIDjcbdCLC
— John McClain (@McClain_on_NFL) October 5, 2020

Adam Schefter reports that Romeo Crennel is likely to be the team’s interim head coach.

Romeo Crennel is the likely interim HC, per source. https://t.co/jfL2wPL6YD
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 5, 2020

“Bill was very professional. He thanked us for the opportunity and was sorry he couldn’t get us over the hump,” Texans owner Cal McNair said of the decision, per Mark Berman.

Cal McNair: “Bill was very professional. He thanked us for the opportunity and was sorry he couldn’t get us over the hump.”
— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) October 5, 2020