Houston Texans executive vice president of football operations Jack Easterby will handle general manager duties for the rest of the season.

"We will start a search for the head coach and a GM on a permanent basis," owner Cal McNair said. "And at that time, Jack [Easterby] will switch back to the job he had before, which is in football ops."

McNair, who fired head coach and general manager Bill O'Brien on Monday after the team got off to an 0-4 start, said he plans to go back to the way the franchise has been "structured traditionally," with the roles of head coach and general manager held by separate people.