Yesterday, the New York Daily News reported that Houston Texans owner Bob McNair tried to talk Jimmy Johnson into taking over the Texans, but Johnson turned him down:
Jimmy Johnson, always a hot name for NFL jobs this time of the year, recently turned down the opportunity to be the coach and general manager of the Houston Texans, multiple sources told the Daily News.
Contacted yesterday at his home in the Florida Keys, Johnson, who now works for Fox on its NFL coverage, said, “I can’t confirm any rumors. I’m happy doing what I’m doing. I have no interest in going back to coaching.”
After Johnson turned him down, Texans owner Bob McNair hired former Giants coach Dan Reeves on Monday as a consultant to evaluate the 1-12 team….
Johnson, however, was the big name McNair wanted, sources said. They were together months ago when Johnson was doing a television piece on the Hurricane Katrina evacuees at the Astrodome in Houston. He also visited the Texans’ offices. But that preceded McNair contacting Johnson about working for the team.
So far as I can tell, the local newspaper has not printed this rumor.
