Charley Casserly Charley Casserly ( born c . 1948 , in River Edge , New Jersey , United States ) is a 16 - year veteran NFL General Manager and 24 - year NFL executive who worked for the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans . He currently works for NFL Network . Casserly recently served as Senior Vice President & General Manager , Football Operations , for the expansion franchise Houston Texans from 2000 to 2006 . He headed all football operations for the club . Biography . Early life . Casserly grew up in River Edge , New Jersey and paid for his tuition at Bergen Catholic High School by selling newspapers . Casserly began his career as an assistant track coach at Cathedral High School in Springfield , Massachusetts , from 1969 – 72 before moving to a similar post at his alma mater , Springfield ( MA ) College from 1973 – 74 . He returned to Cathedral High School to serve as the school ' s athletic director for two years before becoming head football coach at Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham , Massachusetts , from 1975 – 76 . He holds a bachelor ' s degree in education and a master ' s degree in guidance from Springfield College , where he also played football . In May 2005 , he received an honorary doctor degree in humanics from Springfield . Casserly is also a member of the Springfield College Sports Hall of Fame and Bergen Catholic High School Hall of Fame . Washington Redskins . In his 23 - year career with the Washington Redskins , the team went to four Super Bowls , winning three . Casserly was an assistant to Bobby Beathard for two of the Super Bowl winning seasons . In 2003 , NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue appointed him to the NFL ' s Competition Committee for the second time ( 2003 – 06 ; 1996 – 1999 ) . Casserly started with the Redskins in 1977 as an unpaid intern under Hall of Fame coach , George Allen . Washington hired Casserly as a scout the next season . During his early years as a scout , he unearthed free agents Joe Jacoby and Jeff Bostic , who were original members of the famed " Hogs " offensive line and key components of Washington ' s first two Super Bowl teams . Jacoby was selected to four Pro Bowls and Bostic made one trip to Honolulu . The Redskins elevated Casserly to Assistant General Manager in 1982 and the club went on to capture its first Super Bowl . That year , Casserly also re - instituted the club ' s intern program , which has produced more than 20 league executives over his years in Washington and Houston . In 1987 during the NFL players strike , Casserly put together the Redskins ' " replacement " team that went 3 – 0 before the strike ended , including a Monday Night win against a Dallas team that featured a number of its star players . That experience was the subject of the Warner Bros . feature film , " The Replacements , " that starred Keanu Reeves and Gene Hackman . Elevated to General Manager in 1989 , Casserly sustained the Redskins ' history of uncovering high - quality players in the later rounds of the draft . He used a fifth - round draft pick in 1990 to select Southwest Louisiana quarterback Brian Mitchell . Washington then converted Mitchell into a running back / kick returner , where he later joined Jim Brown as the only players in NFL history to lead the league in combined net yards four times . In 1996 , Casserly plucked Auburn University running back Stephen Davis in the fourth round . Davis paced the NFC in rushing in 1999 with 1 , 450 yards . Casserly also drafted future Pro Bowlers in wide receiver Keenan McCardell ( 12th round , 1991 ) and tight end Frank Wycheck ( sixth round , 1993 ) . During the 1999 off - season , Casserly acquired veteran quarterback Brad Johnson who responded with a Pro Bowl season . In 1999 , Sports Illustrated , Pro Football Weekly , The Sporting News and USA Today named Casserly their NFL Executive of the Year at mid - season . On draft day in 1999 , Casserly acquired all of the New Orleans Saints 1999 selections , plus their first and third - round picks in 2000 by swapping the Redskins ' fifth selection in the first round for the Saints ' 12th choice . He still managed to obtain the player that Washington wanted , selecting future Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey . Not all of Casserly ' s picks were good ones . A number of his selections were poor , with the most notable example being Heath Shuler , who was selected with the third overall pick in the 1994 NFL draft . Shuler had a fruitless NFL career . In 2008 , ESPN rated Shuler the 4th biggest NFL Draft bust of all time . Casserly ' s Redskins career ended after the 1999 season when he was fired by team owner Dan Snyder . Houston Texans . After leaving the Redskins , Casserly took on the General Manager role for the expansion Houston Texans . With the franchise ' s first four selections in the 2002 NFL Draft , Casserly drafted David Carr , Jabar Gaffney , Chester Pitts , and Fred Weary . During Casserly ' s remaining drafts for the Texans , ( 2003 through 2006 ) , the Texans drafted five eventual Pro - Bowlers : Andre Johnson ( WR , 2003 ) , Jerome Mathis ( KR , 2005 ) , DeMeco Ryans ( LB , 2006 ) , Mario Williams ( DE , 2006 ) and Owen Daniels ( TE 2006 ) . Ryans was also named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2006 . Mario Williams , who many criticized for being the # 1 overall pick in 2006 ( behind college standouts Reggie Bush and Vince Young ) , made the Pro Bowl in the 2008 season . During Casserly ' s tenure as GM , the Texans went 4 – 12 in their inaugural season of 2002 , then improved to 5 – 11 in 2003 and 7 – 9 in 2004 before slumping to a disappointing 2 – 14 record in 2005 . During the 2005 season , while the Texans were 1 – 12 , team owner Bob McNair hired former NFL coach Dan Reeves to serve as a consultant to help McNair evaluate his team . After the end of the season , head coach Dom Capers was fired by McNair . Casserly was criticized for a number of personnel moves , including trading second and third round picks to the Oakland Raiders for Phillip Buchanon in 2005 . Buchanon was a poor player for the Texans in 2005 , and was released by the team after the first four games of the 2006 season . In a public interview , McNair criticized the trade for Buchanon , saying that the front office had not done its homework . Subsequent to the Texans ' 2006 NFL Draft and after the Texans ' 2 - 14 season , Casserly left the organization on June 1 , 2006 . Casserly sought a job in the National Football League front office , but was passed over for the job . He was succeeded as General Manager by Rick Smith . Casserly ' s work with the Texans has been subject to much criticism . Broadcast career . In addition , Casserly has had extensive experience in radio and television for 16 years . While in Washington , he was a part of local television shows on WUSA ( CBS ) , WJLA ( ABC ) , WTTG ( Fox ) and HTS ( Home Team Sports ) , as well as radio shows on WTOP and WJFK . In Houston , Casserly did four years of television on KTRK ( ABC ) and six years of radio on KILT . In the Fall of 1999 , he reported three times per week on ESPN Radio and was a contributor on ESPN ' s show , " Edge NFL Match - Up " . In 2008 , he was the color commentator for the Philadelphia Eagles preseason games on Eagles Television Network . Formerly , he served as an NFL insider as part of " The NFL Today " on CBS . Controversy with Bill Belichick . At the end of the 2009 NFL season , Casserly stated that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was playing through three broken ribs . His analysis , however , was refuted by Patriots coach Bill Belichick , who stated , " Who ' s been wrong more than Charley Casserly since he left the Redskins ? Wherever he ' s been , whatever he ' s done , his percentage is like a meteorologist . . . He has no relationship with this team , I ' d say less than zero . He ' s never here , I don ' t know if he ' s ever been to a game . He ' s never been to a practice . . . at least he put his name on it and I ' ll put my name on it and say , like he usually is , he ' s 100 - percent wrong . " Casserly caused further controversy when he reported on CBS ' NFL pregame show ( October 10 , 2010 ) that a confrontation between Tom Brady and Randy Moss occurred following New England ' s 38 - 30 victory over the Buffalo Bills , that the two had to be separated , and that this was the impetus for the trade of Moss to the Minnesota Vikings . Belichick ' s criticism of Casserly stemmed from a December 2006 incident where the Miami Dolphins suggested they ' d received game tape that included audio of Brady . Casserly said the Patriots had been warned about their videotaping practices - " ( they had a staff member ) dressed in coaching attire with a video camera who was presumably videotaping the other team ' s signals . You can ' t do that . They were warned . " Belichick responded that he ' d been told nothing from the league about it and sarcastically asked , " Why don ' t you go talk to Charley Casserly ? He seems to have all the answers on everything . " Other work . Casserly is also employed by George Mason University as an executive - in - residence and instructor of sport management . He also teaches classes at nearby Georgetown University . Personal life . Casserly and his wife of 28 years , Beverley , have a daughter , Shannon , who graduated from American University in 2006 . They currently live in Washington , D . C .