Former New England Patriots character coach Jack Easterby will join the Houston Texans as Vice President of team development, the team announced on Tuesday.
Easterby left the Patriots in February, according to The Boston Globe. He had grown uncomfortable with owner Robert Kraft’s charges of solicitation, and decided to part ways with the organization.
Before leaving, Easterby had established himself as a key member of New England’s team. He worked with players of any number of issues, but focused on faith and family. That said, much of his duties remained a mystery for most of his time with the Patriots. He had a chance to address the media during Super Bowl week in February.
“They call it team development or character coaching,” Easterby told Patriots Wire. “Just aim to be a servant. Aim to be the glue. Aim to help anything and everything to help our team gel together, be better men on and off the field and help us hopefully work together as a team to perform at the highest level.
“A lot of that is helping around he facility, serving the coaches. The little things. Whatever I can do to help them be prepared and free and coach their best Anything and everything we can do to help them get better.”
