The Houston Texans have announced the hiring of defensive coordinator Lovie Smith as the franchise's next head coach.
Smith has previously served as a head coach twice in the NFL for 11 seasons with the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He joined the Texans' staff prior to the 2021 season from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he was the school's head football coach from 2016 to 2020.Smith, who is Black, is the second person of color to be hired as an NFL head coach this offseason.
"We had numerous discussions with countless coaches, executives, and players, and what revealed itself is that Lovie has both the leadership and people skills it takes to lead us forward.Read More"We both understand how much work is in front of us, but we embrace the responsibility and look forward to continuing to build a program that can have sustained success."Smith takes over as head coach of the Texans from David Culley, who was fired at the end of the regular season.
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