The Houston Texans named coach Bill O’Brien the club’s fourth ever general manager in team history on Tuesday along with promoting Jack Easterby to executive vice president of football operations.
However, there were other moves the organization made to their coaching staff and front office that flew under the radar while most people were focused on the new titles given to O’Brien and Easterby. Here are seven moves that also were reported on Tuesday via the Houston Chroncile’s Aaron Wilson.
1. d’anton lynn promoted to secondary coach
When secondary coach Anthony Midget left the Texans to join the Tennessee Titans for the same job, Houston simply promoted their assistant secondary coach to the top position. The son of Los Angeles Chargers coach Anthony Lynn will have the task of coaching a unit that features young talent in safety Justin Reid and cornerback Lonnie Johnson.