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HOUSTON (AP) — The Texans have dropped their pursuit of Patriots executive Nick Caserio for their vacant general manager’s job http://www.bengalscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-ryan-finley-jersey , and New England has withdrawn the grievance it filed against Houston.Texans owner Cal McNair released a statement Friday saying the Texans would no longer seek interviews with Caserio.“When we started the process to interview Nick Caserio for our EVP/GM position, we consulted the league office on numerous occasions, followed the procedures outlined in the league’s rules and believed we were in full compliance,” McNair said in the statement. “We have now been made aware of certain terms in Nick’s contract with the Patriots. Once we were made aware of these contract terms Renell Wren Jersey , I informed Mr. (Robert) Kraft that we would stop pursuing Nick.”Brian Gaine was abruptly fired by the Texans last week. Subsequently, an 11-page complaint by former security coordinator Jeff Pope filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged his firing by the team was racially motivated.Pope alleged that Gaine unjustly initiated the firing of Pope and eight other black employees during his 17 months on the job. ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan calls permanently removing tarps from EverBank Field ”the most important thing” for the small-market franchise.The Jaguars removed four tarps from the upper deck for the playoffs last season, opening up 3 http://www.bengalscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-michael-jordan-jersey ,500 additional seats.The team announced in February it would keep the tarps off for good because of an increased demand for season tickets.Khan says ”the look it gives us is not a good look for the city; it’s not a good look for the Jags.”The tarps became part of the stadium after Jacksonville had half of its home games blacked out on local television between 2001 and 2004. Stadium capacity is now 67,932, and Khan says filling those seats creates a home-field advantage that has been missing from Jacksonville for years.He says ”a key lesson for me is I don’t want to go back to when we don’t have a home-field advantage. That means no tarps. That means fans cheering the Jags on. I think it’s a vital, vital competitive advantage.”—