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2021-01-28 09:34:38 UTC
Token hire.
The Texans have agreed to a deal to make David Culley their next head
coach, according to a source.
Culley remains in Houston after a long day of interviews. Bills defensive
coordinator Leslie Frazier was the only other candidate who got a second
interview with Texans General Manager Nick Caserio and team chairman Cal
McNair.
Culley, 65, is a surprise hire to most, but he will become the second
minority coach to get a head coaching job this cycle, the first Black
coach. The Jets hired Robert Saleh.
Culley becomes the oldest first-time head coach in NFL history, according
to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The fact that Culley blew away the Texans in his virtual and in-person
interviews is not a surprise to all who know him. He served as the
assistant head coach for Andy Reid and for John Harbaugh and worked for
Bill Cowher in Pittsburgh.
Culley currently is the Ravens assistant head coach/passing game
coordinator and receivers coach and received a strong endorsement from
Harbaugh.
Culley has never served as a coordinator in his 27-year coaching career,
which makes him an outside-the-box choice as John McClain of the Houston
Chronicle put it.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/01/27/reports-texans-zeroing-
in-on-david-culley-as-their-head-coach/
The Texans have agreed to a deal to make David Culley their next head
coach, according to a source.
Culley remains in Houston after a long day of interviews. Bills defensive
coordinator Leslie Frazier was the only other candidate who got a second
interview with Texans General Manager Nick Caserio and team chairman Cal
McNair.
Culley, 65, is a surprise hire to most, but he will become the second
minority coach to get a head coaching job this cycle, the first Black
coach. The Jets hired Robert Saleh.
Culley becomes the oldest first-time head coach in NFL history, according
to the Elias Sports Bureau.
The fact that Culley blew away the Texans in his virtual and in-person
interviews is not a surprise to all who know him. He served as the
assistant head coach for Andy Reid and for John Harbaugh and worked for
Bill Cowher in Pittsburgh.
Culley currently is the Ravens assistant head coach/passing game
coordinator and receivers coach and received a strong endorsement from
Harbaugh.
Culley has never served as a coordinator in his 27-year coaching career,
which makes him an outside-the-box choice as John McClain of the Houston
Chronicle put it.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/01/27/reports-texans-zeroing-
in-on-david-culley-as-their-head-coach/