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Romeo Crennel to step in as interim head coach for Texans
Oct 5, 2020, 5:25 pm
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The Houston Texans have fired head coach and general manager Bill O'Brien, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN and John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. In a statement by Houston Texans Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Cal McNair, Romeo Crennel will serve as the Texans interim head coach for the remainder of the 2020 season.
"Romeo Crennel will serve as our interim head coach for the remainder of the 2020 season," McNair said. "We have a talented team, and I have no doubt our players and staff will rally to make Texans fans proud as we aim to win championships and do great things for the city of Houston."
Over the course of his career, Crennel has served as head coach for two different organizations, the Cleveland Browns (2005-2008) and Kansas City Chiefs (2001-2012). Crennel holds a head coaching record of 28-55 through six seasons. His best stint came during the 2007 season when he led the Browns to a 10-6 record.
The news of O'Brien's firing came a day after the Texans (0-4) sustained their fourth consecutive loss to start the season following a 31-23 defeat to the Minnesota Vikings.
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Critical levers Astros can pull as health concerns, deadline pressures grow
Jul 10, 2025, 3:46 pm
Jake Meyers is the latest Astro to be rushed back from injury too soon. Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images.
Houston center fielder Jake Meyers was removed from Wednesday night’s game against Cleveland during pregame warmups because of right calf tightness.
Meyers, who had missed the last two games with a right calf injury, jogged onto the field before the game but soon summoned the training staff, who joined him on the field to tend to him. He remained on the field on one knee as manager Joe Espada joined the group. After a couple minutes, Meyers got up and was helped off the field and to the tunnel in right field by a trainer.
Mauricio Dubón moved from shortstop to center field and Zack Short entered the game to replace Dubón at shortstop.
Meyers is batting .308 with three homers and 21 RBIs this season.
After the game, Meyers met with the media and spoke about the injury. Meyers declined to answer when asked if the latest injury feels worse than the one he sustained Sunday. Wow, that is not a good sign.
Asked if this calf injury feels worse than the one he sustained on Sunday, Jake Meyers looked toward a team spokesman and asked "do I have to answer that?" He did not and then politely ended the interview.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 10, 2025
Lack of imaging strikes again!
The Athletic's Chandler Rome reported on Thursday that the Astros didn't do any imaging on Meyers after the initial injury. You can't make this stuff up. This is exactly the kind of thing that has the Astros return-to-play policy under constant scrutiny.
The All-Star break is right around the corner, why take the risk in playing Meyers after missing just two games with calf discomfort? The guy literally fell to the ground running out to his position before the game started. The people that make these risk vs. reward assessments clearly are making some serious mistakes.
The question remains: will the Astros finally do something about it?