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WATCH: Josh McDaniels take top off defense in old college footage

Who remembers the time when a young Josh McDaniels “Mossed” a defender for a 67-yard touchdown pass?

Before the clipboard and headset, former New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was speeding down the sidelines in a John Carroll uniform, making “You Got Mossed!” highlights out of an opposing defensive back.

The old college video vault was recently opened, and a video was unearthed of McDaniels, the current head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders, hauling in a 67-yard touchdown pass from former Patriots executive Nick Caserio. Both men played on the same team at John Carroll University and helped them maintain a winning record for four straight seasons.

McDaniels clearly practiced what he preached when blowing past the defense on this particular play.

McDaniels never made the NFL as a player, but as an assistant coach, particularly on the offensive side of the ball, he is immortalized as one of the best to ever do it.

He’s a six-time Super Bowl champion that spearheaded some of the greatest offenses in NFL history with coach Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the Patriots. Now, he’s trying to make his mark on the head coaching side of things with the Raiders.

It’s quite the journey for the kid from Ohio that was snagging touchdown passes at John Carroll.

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The time Texans GM Nick Caserio threw a 67-yard pass to Raiders coach Josh McDaniels at John Carroll University

Houston Texans GM Nick Caserio once threw a 67-yard pass to Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels while both played for John Carroll University.

John Carroll University is one of the less notable yet significant parts of the NFL in the 2000s.

Houston Texans general manager Nick Caserio played quarterback for the Blue Streaks from 1995-98. Other John Carroll football alumni include Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels, Raiders general manager Dave Ziegler, and even former Super Bowl champion linebacker London Fletcher.

Dov Kleiman obtained footage of some of their time together playing for the Blue Streaks. In the following clip, Caserio, who plays quarterback, throws a 67-yard pass to McDaniels that sets up John Carroll first-and-goal at the 2-yard line, trailing 14-10 with 4:12 to go in the third quarter.

Though 10 years younger than Caserio, Texans special teams coordinator Frank Ross is also an alumnus of John Carroll University, as was the late Don Shula.

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Report: Texans to interview Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley

The Houston Texans will interview Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, according to a Houston Chronicle report.

The Houston Texans continue their quest to find the right coach to lead the team into the next decade.

According to Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle, the Texans have requested an interview with Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley.

The Rams defense finished 2020 first in points allowed, first in total yards, and tied for 10th in takeaways.

The 38-year-old is a defensive coordinator for the first time in his career, and has four seasons of experience in the NFL. The Dayton and Mercyhurst product got his entry into the NFL as an outside linebackers coach for the Chicago Bears from 2017-18. In 2019, Staley held the same position with the Denver Broncos.

How Staley may have gotten on general manager Nick Caserio’s radar is his work with John Carroll University, Caserio’s alma mater. In 2013, Staley was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach. After a one-season stint with James Madison University as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, he returned to John Carroll from 2015-16.