The 49ers could be losing a key member of their front office.

Martin Mayhew, the 49ers' Vice President of Player Personnel, is in Houston to interview for the Texans' vacant general manager position, FOX Sports' Peter Schrager reported Sunday.

Martin Mayhew is in Houston to interview for the vacant Texans GM position, per sources. Mayhew is currently the 49ers Vice President of Player Personnel and a former GM of the Detroit Lions. Respected personnel man and former player. @nflnetwork @gmfb @NFLonFOX — Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) June 9, 2019

Mayhew joined the 49ers as the team's senior personnel executive in 2017. After spending two seasons in that role, he was named VP of Player Personnel earlier this year.

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The 53-year-old served as the Lions' GM from 2008 through the 2015 season. Over that span, the Lions went 47-81 in the regular season and twice lost in the first round of the playoffs.

Mayhew played eight seasons in the NFL -- four with Tampa Bay and four with Washington -- as a defensive back and ended his career with 21 interceptions.