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Nick Caserio was busy on Wednesday in Indianapolis.
The Texans Executive Vice President/General Manager is busy just about every day, but today at the 2025 NFL Combine he spent some time interacting with the press.
Yesterday in Indianapolis, a slew of head coaches–including DeMeco Ryans–and executives met with the media and it was Caserio’s turn today.
It’s his fourth Combine with the Texans–his first year on the job was 2021, a year the Combine was cancelled because of the COVID pandemic–and the franchise has changed drastically in that time.
Caserio covered C.J. Stroud’s offseason improvement, pass protection, and a few other key topics during his time with the media.
1. “Go to war with This Guy” – Caserio and Ryans are in-sync and rolling, according to the GM. He described their relationship as “phenomenal” and detailed the reasons why Ryans is a great head coach.
“His consistency on a day-to-day basis, his message, how he handles the team, it resonates,” Caserio said “He’s one of the best head coaches in the league. I don’t think anybody would argue that, so we’re very fortunate to have him in the position that he’s in.”
Caserio explained his role with regards to Ryans.
“To support him in any way possible,” Caserio said. “That’s my fiduciary responsibility to him and I’ll go to war with this guy. Whatever he needs, whatever he thinks we need to do, we talk about it, we have good conversations, we view football through the same lens. There’s a reason why players want to come to Houston: it’s to play for DeMeco and it’s to play with the players that are in the locker room. I try to get the hell out of the way and just try to be a good resource for DeMeco as much as I can.”
2. Stroud improvement – Stroud heads into Season 3 as a pro. It’s his second offseason to prepare primarily for an NFL season, and not an NFL season AND a Combine/Pro Day/NFL Draft as he did this time two years ago. Caserio is enthused by what Stroud’s done so far in the NFL, and knows there is more to come.
