The Houston Texans are hiring Lovie Smith as their new head coach, according to multiple reports, and the timing of the move couldn’t feel more convenient.
Mere days after the NFL sent a memo to teams calling results of the league’s efforts to promote diversity with respect to head coaching hires “unacceptable,” the Texans completely changed course in a nearly month-long coaching search that was thought to be zeroing in on former NFL quarterback Josh McCown.
