A key figure with the Texans over the past several years, Cal McNair will transition from CEO to an official ownership title. The NFL approved McNair as the team’s principal owner Tuesday.
Cal’s mother, Janice McNair, had been in place as principal owner since her husband Bob McNair’s 2018 death. Janice is now 87. Bob McNair founded the expansion franchise, which debuted in 2002. Cal McNair, 62, has been in place as the team’s top decision-maker since his father’s death, being the team’s representative at owners meetings. But he will have an official ownership title moving forward.
“It’s an exciting time to be a Houston Texan and I’m honored to lead this franchise,” Cal McNair said. “This move ensures the long-term stability of our franchise and we will continue to operate the way we have been over the last couple years, pursuing a championship for the city of Houston while doing great things in the community and for our fans.”
The period since Bob McNair’s death has been an eventful one for the NFL’s newest franchise. The Texans are 31-51-1 since Bob McNair’s passing. After a power struggle led to Bill O’Brien eventually moving into a head coach/GM dual role in 2019 — with Brian Gaine fired barely a year after landing the job — the Texans made a host of interesting moves. The events coming out of the O’Brien period have been the most impactful, however.
Deshaun Watson requested a trade months after being given an extension, citing issues with Cal McNair’s hiring of Nick Caserio as GM. This soon became a subplot, as it came to light the Pro Bowl quarterback had been accused of sexual misconduct and/or sexual assault by dozens of massage therapists. Thirty women sued the Texans as well. The Texans had given Watson a Houstonian hotel and spa membership and helped arrange nondisclosure agreements for its then-quarterback; the lawsuit accused the team of enabling him. The team settled the suits, which emerged months after the Watson trade brought back three first-round picks from the Browns.
That Caserio-overseen process helped lead to the C.J. Stroud selection, which has revitalized the Texans after they had fired HCs (O’Brien, David Culley, Lovie Smith) in three straight years. The Texans will go into 2024 with significantly higher expectations compared to previous years, and while this has not been an especially stable period for the organization, its Caserio-Stroud-DeMeco Ryans foundation does appear pointed in the right direction.
Bib McNair was good owner and hopefully, Cal follows his father’s footsteps
I’ve probably become too cynical as I’ve grown older but I wonder if this announcement is also intended to be a subtle way of thumbing the nose at Tom Brady…lol.
Having obscenely rich parents who hand you tax free fortunes is a really smart life strategy.
Highly recommended.
You know, when people talk about making generational wealth, that includes their children, and their children’s children. NFL players are doing the same thing as the owners, who are doing the same thing every American strives for, to better life for themselves and their families. I’m not sure why clowns, like yourself, tear down the children of the successful, especially when the children are just as competent as the parent, as appears to be the case here. Granted, I wouldn’t have found it necessary to respond if this was a story about Mark Davis, who is clearly an incompetent inbred.
I’m also not sure where this tax free nonsense is coming from. Almost all of the tax generated in this country comes from the wealthy, and passing down fortunes to children’s comes with a huge tax bill in this country.
Don’t hate on people who started off at a different financial point than you. It’s not their fault your parents weren’t as successful.
I love watching footstools lick boots.
And no, they use tax loopholes to pay little to no tax in life and the gutting of the estate tax which requires the kids to pay very little tax, leaving the bill to eager schmucks who defend them and glorify and service them at every opportunity.
And the rest of us. Who don’t fluff them for fun and crumbs. Like some.
Seriously…you pay taxes on everything you buy, everything you sell, everything you do, except what….a yard sale?
But you see no issue with silver spoons getting free NFL teams.
Why?
Because you have been mushroom managed to perfection.
“Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son.”… unless your parents are filthy rich.