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Casserly Resigns as Texans' GM
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Charley Casserly announced his resignation yesterday as general manager of the Houston Texans, indicating that he wanted to pursue a job in the league office.
Casserly met with Texans owner Bob McNair , then told other team officials of his decision.
He said, according to the Associated Press, that "the time was right to move on," and added, "I have an interest in doing other things right now."
Casserly, the former general manager of the Washington Redskins, was hired by McNair in 2000 to run the expansion franchise, and he assembled the team that played its first game in 2002. The club went 4-12 in its opening season, then improved to five wins in 2003 and seven in 2004. But with expectations growing, the Texans slumped to a league-worst two victories last season, leading to coach Dom Capers 's dismissal.
It was clear that Casserly's influence within the organization was dwindling when McNair brought in former NFL coach Dan Reeves to assist in the search for a new coach, which resulted in the hiring of Gary Kubiak . McNair said after the Texans used the top overall selection in the NFL draft on North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams that Kubiak had been the one to decide to take Williams over Southern California tailback Reggie Bush .
The Houston Chronicle reported that the candidates to succeed Casserly could include former Atlanta Falcons executive Ron Hill , Denver Broncos assistant GM Rick Smith and Green Bay Packers director of pro personnel Reggie McKenzie .
-- Mark Maske
