New front-runner emerges in Texans coaching search, per report
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07 February 2022
Will Lovie Smith be the next Texans head coach? Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images.
ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that Texans DC Lovie Smith is now being considered to be the Texans next head coach. Smith hasn't been mentioned as a candidate up until this point, but it's the Texans. When do they ever do anything in a conventional manner? So, what's really going on here? My best guess is the Texans wanted to hire Josh McCown, but realized the optics would be terrible.
So don't be surprised if McCown is part of the staff under Smith, and will eventually be the next Texans head coach after Smith. Former Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has also been under consideration, and Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon was reportedly told he's out of the mix. So all signs are pointing to Smith being the next Texans head coach.
Stay tuned, we'll continue to update the story as more information becomes available.
Texans are now in talks with their associate head coach and defensive coordinator Lovie Smith about potentially becoming their next head coach, sources tell me and @fieldyates.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 7, 2022
Houston Astros All-Star closer Josh Hader will be shut down from throwing for approximately three weeks after the team announced Friday he has been diagnosed with left shoulder capsule strain.
Hader was placed on the injured list on Monday for the first time in his nine-year Major League career because of a shoulder strain. Astros manager Joe Espada said Wednesday that Hader would seek a second opinion before determining a next course of action.
A six-time All-Star, Hader, who is in his second year with the Astros, is 6-2 with a 2.05 ERA and is tied for third with 28 saves in 48 appearances this season.
The Astros entered play on Friday leading the American League West by 1½ games, despite having 13 players on the injured list.
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