REPORT: J.J. Watt And Ex-Texans HC Bill O’Brien Had An Altercation At Practice Prior To Being Fired

The Houston Texans dismissed head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien on Monday and while much of that had to do with O’Brien’s horrible decisions in building the roster, an altercation with the team’s best defensive player, J.J. Watt might have been the breaking point for Texans ownership.

According to Aaron Wilson, the former Texans head coach got into an argument with J.J. Watt and defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver on the practice field in addition to having a verbal altercation with other staff members during his final weeks with the team:

Bill O'Brien got into an argument with defensive end J.J. Watt and defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver on the practice field along with verbal altercations with other staff members during his final weeks as coach-general manager before being fired, according to league sources

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) October 7, 2020

A source tells me that JJ Watt and Bill O’Brien had a heated exchange on the practice field the week of the Steelers game in which JJ called BOB out for his coaching ability. It began a player revolt that ended up getting BOB fired.

— John Granato (@johngranato) October 7, 2020

It makes sense why the Texans pulled the trigger, you can’t have your head coach fighting with everyone in the locker room.