NFL Rumors: Lovie Smith 'Could Be Out' After 1 Season as Texans Head Coach

According to Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, the Houston Texans could be looking for a new head coach after just one season with the team.

"Scared that he'll be the second consecutive one-and-done Texans head coach, Lovie Smith has been meeting with owner Cal McNair to state his case for a second season in Houston," Rapoport and Pelissero wrote.

Smith was hired as the head coach of the Texans in the year 2022. He hasn't been a head coach in the National Football League since he was fired by the Buccaneers.

David Culley was fired after the team finished with a 4-13 record. Prior to Culley, Bill O'Brien was the head coach of the Texans until he was fired in 2020.

The Texans are a very young team with a lack of elite talent, and they enter Week 18 against the Indianapolis Colts with the worst record in the league. The head coach is not drawing good reviews even though the roster has been poorly constructed.

According to Rapoport, "frustration has mounted in the locker room and elsewhere in the building over many aspects of Smith's program."

Smith will be evaluated by the Texans at the end of the season. Houston could revisit head coaching candidates they interviewed last year if he is fired.

The Texans need to build a stronger team that can contend for the division title. One of Houston's two first-round picks could be used to pick a franchise quarterback. Selecting a wide receiver could be done using the other.