Nicholas Caserio (born December 27, 1975) is an

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executive who is the

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of the

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of the

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(NFL). Caserio began his NFL career as a coaching assistant with the

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before working as a scout and executive for them throughout the 2000s and 2010s.

Playing career

Caserio played his high school football at

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in Hunting Valley, Ohio from 1992 to 1994. Caserio then attended

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, where he played football as a

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from 1995 to 1998. A three-time academic All-

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selection, he was also a teammate of Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach and then-John Carroll wide receiver Josh McDaniels and

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Coaching career

College

Caserio began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at

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from 1999 to 2000, earning his

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at the same time. In the spring of 2001, he served as a graduate assistant at

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before being hired by the Patriots.

New England Patriots

2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ...

, Caserio served as an offensive coaching assistant coach for the Patriots before shifting back to the scouting department in

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. In

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple Inc., Apple's first iPhone (1st generation), iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakis ...

, Caserio moved back to coaching as the Patriots' wide receivers coach. While still remaining a part of the personnel department, Caserio assisted the offensive coaching staff during the

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preseason, which included new wide receivers coach

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and tight ends coach

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. Caserio also continued to assist the coaching staff from the press box during games along with football research director Ernie Adams.

Executive career

New England Patriots

2001 The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanist ...

, Caserio was hired by the

as a personnel assistant. Caserio moved to the scouting department as an area scout in

. In

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...

, Caserio was promoted to the Patriots' director of pro personnel, a position he served until

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro votes to declare independence from Serbia; The 2006 ...

. In

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

Caserio returned to the personnel department as the Patriots' director of player personnel. He remained in that position through the 2020 season. During Caserio's tenure with the Patriots, his position as director of player personnel did not give him final say over the roster; that power was held by Patriots head coach

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Houston Texans

On January 7, 2021, Caserio was named the

of the

after spending 20 seasons with the

Personal life

Caserio earned his degree in finance from

and later earned his master's of business administration from

. Caserio and his wife, Kathleen, were married in June 2009 and have three daughters together.

References

External links

Houston Texans bio
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