Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll has been connected to multiple head coaching vacancies across the NFL currently. Defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier is now on the board, too.
According to Pro Football Talk on Monday, the Houston Texans will interview Frazier for their head coaching position.
Frazier, 61, was previously the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2011-2013 after taking over as their interim head coach in 2010. After that, Frazier jumped to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for two seasons, taking over as their defensive coordinator, before being hired as the Baltimore Ravens’ secondary coach in 2016.
Since 2017, Frazier has been Buffalo’s defensive coordinator and eventually was promoted to assistant head coach . Frazier calls the plays for Buffalo’s defense as well.
At the end of the 2006 season, Frazier won Super Bowl XLI as an assistant on Tony Dungy’s coaching staff. As a player, Frazier won Super Bowl XX while he was a member of the Chicago Bears’ famous 1985 defense.
Recently Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott commented via WGR-550 radio that he would support either Daboll or Frazier in their endeavors to become head coaches.
“I think they’ve both done a phenomenal job. I’d hate to lose either of them, but I would highly recommend both of them that they’re ready to take the next step. I think they’ve show that they can lead and do the coordinator job at a high level, both of them. You’d hate to lose both of those guys, but when you win and you have sustained success like we’ve been able to have the last two seasons, that’s what happens,” McDermott said.
The Texans is Frazier’s first interview this offseason. Meanwhile, Daboll reportedly interviews with both the New York Jets and Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.
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