The National Football League and Alabama fans are excited for the Houston Texans.
Houston returned a former player to become a head coach as it hired DeMeco Ryans to a six-year deal. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported the news on Ryans, and the former defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers is ready to work.
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He will conduct his first NFL Draft in April as a head coach. Ryans, a native of Bessemer, Ala., has an opportunity to select quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick. The Chicago Bears, who finished 2022 at 3-14, earned the first pick but decided to trade it. Ryans was a decorative, All-American linebacker at the University of Alabama, and Crimson Tide fans are putting together a dream scenario of him and Young. Houston has a starting quarterback (Davis Mills), but it can restart its franchise with a new coach and a new triggerman. The Texans have an ex-Tide receiver, John Metchie, who played with Young.
Metchie caught a team-high 96 passes from Young in 2021 for 1,142 yards and eight touchdowns.
Houston is on the clock, but we will see if Young is the decision.
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