Overview
- The team and Jerrod Johnson mutually parted ways, with multiple reports noting he left the staff about a week before the NFL Combine.
- Senior offensive assistant and pass game specialist Jerry Schuplinski is expected to add quarterbacks coach duties, keeping continuity under OC Nick Caley.
- Johnson, the Texans’ QBs coach since 2023, drew outside interest and interviewed for coordinator jobs, including a reported second interview with the Eagles.
- The coaching shift comes after visible regression from C.J. Stroud since his standout rookie year, highlighted by four interceptions in the 2025 divisional-round loss to the Patriots.
- GM Nick Caserio publicly dismissed trade speculation about Stroud as “moronic,” with Houston facing a fifth-year option decision this spring and broader offensive evaluations ongoing.