HOUhe expects to be away for at least a year.
”This is not a referendum on my tenure, because my tenure is not over Authentic David Justice Jersey ,” Smith said. ”This is a comma, not a period.”
Article continues below ...It’s unclear if he’ll step back into his role as general manager when he does return.
”I am going to maintain the executive vice president title,” Smith saider the years that Smith and O’Brien don’t get along, and Smith was asked to address that on Monday.
”There’s been a lot of conversation about that Wholesale Nathan Shepherd Jersey ,” he said. ”What I will tell you is Bill and I have worked together for four years with a common goal to bring a championship to Houston. I don’t really speak to those rumors … but I think as Bill has sat up here and told you we have a great working relationship.”
”We continue to do that and that’s another reason why this is a decision that I can make,” he said. ”I can move away from here knowing that the organization is in good hands, in good shape.”
Smith has been Houston’s general manager for 12 seasons after taking over in 2006. He has served on the NFL’s competition committee since 2008 Adidas Matt Murray Jersey , but will not be able to serve on it during his leave.
The Texans have reached the playoffs four times in Smith’s tenure, including winning the AFC South in each of the previous two seasons before this season’s nosedive.
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