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Hello, communicators:
The National Football League’s Houston Texans are receiving blowback after firing the team’s vice president of communications, Amy Palcic. She was the only woman to head an NFL team’s PR department and has been received accolades for her work, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Twitter:
Texans fired VP of Communications Amy Palcic, telling her she no longer was "a cultural fit", per sources. Palcic was the first and only woman to have full PR responsibilities for an NFL team. She was the winner of the 2017 Rozelle Award for best PR staff. She is widely respected
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 11, 2020
Many reporters and PR pros came to Palcic’s defense on social media, but though criticism toward the Texans has been growing, the team has largely remained silent about the firing.
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