As Cal McNair begins his tenure as the person ultimately in charge of the Texans Keke Coutee Jersey , a new employee with a non-traditional football background quickly has secured plenty of football influence in Houston.He’s Jack Easterby. Not a coach or a scout or a football executive in any way, shape, or form, Easterby serves as the Texans’ executive V.P. of team development.So what does he do?“Jack is just what his title says,” coach Bill O’Brien told reporters on Tuesday. “He is executive vice president of team development and he helps in all areas of the team. He helps me with the team. He helps in the different departments around the team, the departments that work with the team, obviously the training room, equipment room. He helps me with putting in processes to really help the duties of each department relative to the team. It’s all about the team and how can we improve the team and Jack has been an excellent addition to the organization.”Jack Easterby came from the Patriots, where he spent six seasons as the Team Development Director/Character Coach. Before that, Easterby worked for two seasons as team chaplain for the Chiefs.Only 36 years old Kendall Lamm Jersey White , Easterby got his first NFL job 14 years ago, as assistant director of football operations with the Jaguars. In the five years between Jacksonville and Kansas City, Easterby was “character coach” at the University of South Carolina.As John McClain of the recently wrote, “Expect to hear more about Easterby as his influence continues to grow within the organization since he was hired by [former G.M. Brian] Gaine and coach Bill O’Brien after working six years in the Patriots’ front office and earning three Super Bowl rings.”McClain notes that Easterby will participate in the interviews of candidates to replace Gaine.“Easterby is a counselor and adviser to players, coaches and their families,” McClain writes. “He’s on call 24-7.”As one source explained it to PFT, Easterby already has “tons” of juice in Houston, despite being on the job for only a handful of months. At some point, however, influence brings accountability; if he takes a prominent role in the football operation — and if he in turn tries to take credit for successes of the team — he’ll eventually be responsible for any failures.That’s the balance that plenty of non-football football executives with NFL teams try to strike Derek Newton Jersey White , finding a path to the spotlight when times are good and running for cover when the going gets tough. Whether he realizes it or not, Easterby seems to be fully inserting himself onto the radar screen of eventual consequences, if the Texans don’t win enough games for Cal McNair’s liking. Your one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports, and news from around the league for Tuesday, April 30, 2019." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteBattle Red Bloga Houston Texans communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsTexansOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Texans StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Texans NewsYahoo Texans Team PageYahoo Texans ReportYahoo Texans Depth ChartYahoo Texans TransactionsYahoo Texans PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Filed under:Battle Red Newswire2019 Houston Texans OffseasonHouston Texans News: April 30, 2019New,419commentsYour one-stop shop for Houston Texans, local sports Womens Benardrick McKinney Jersey , and news from around the league for Tuesday, April 30, 2019.CDTShareTweetShareShareHouston Texans News: April 30, 2019Ray Carlin-USA TODAY SportsHouston Texans NewsHere’s who will play in J.J. Watt’s Charity Classic softball game (Houston Chronicle)NFL NewsJosh Rosen ready to compete for Fins’ starting job (NFL.com)Eagles pick up QB Carson Wentz’s fifth-year option (NFL.com)Patriots trade TE Jacob Hollister to Seahawks (NFL.com)Gettleman: In 3 years, we’ll find out how crazy I am (NFL.com)Sebastian Janikowski retiring after 19 seasons (NFL.com)Bucky Brooks’ top 10 team-pick fits in 2019 draft (NFL.com)Dallas signing Larry Allen Jr., son of Cowboys HOF (NFL.com)Post-draft Power Rankings: New team at the top! (NFL.com)Top undrafted rookies: Who’s signed? Who’s a FA? (NFL.com)Houston & Collegiate SportsHarden My Take Episode 18: Rockets Fall Short in Game 1 (The Dream Shake)Takeaways from Rockets vs. Warriors Game 1 (The Dream Shake)