Head coach DeMeco Ryans and the Houston Texans hit the offseason earlier than they wanted with their loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game, and they have already begun working on their roster.
However, Ryans and the Texans have not stopped there.
The latest activity adds another layer of complexity with most of the offseason still to come for the Texans.
DeMeco Ryans Shakes Up Texans Coaching Staff
GettyHouston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans takes the field before the AFC Divisional Playoff game against the New England Patriots.
The Houston Chronicle’s Jonathan Alexander was first to report that Ryans had fired Texans tight end coach Jake Moreland.
Moreland has been with the Texans since 2023, which was Ryans’ first year at the helm for Houston. A former fullback and tight end before the reemergence of the H-back, Moreland spent time with the Texans during his playing career.
He played for the Cleveland Browns (2001) and the New York Jets (2000)
“He is the first known coach to be fired this offseason,” Alexander wrote on January 28, noting that Ryans mentioned he would evaluate his staff after the Texans’ season-ending loss.
“It’s likely the Texans would fill the role with someone familiar with offensive coordinator Nick Caley, who specialized in coaching tight ends during his time with the New England Patriots and later the Los Angeles Rams.”
Notably, there were questions about Caley’s job security after a tumultuous first season.
Alexander noted that the Texans got a career year from top tight end Dalton Schultz. Schultz had 82 receptions for 777 yards and 3 touchdowns on 106 targets during the regular season.
The rest of the Texans’ tight ends combined for 106 scoreless yards on 16 receptions in 24 looks. Injuries also played a significant part in the group’s production. Ryans and the Texans were not done yet, either.
Texans Fire 2 Other Assistant Coaches
GettyHouston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans looks on against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
KPRC 2’s Aaron Wilson corroborated Alexander’s report with one of his own, adding they also decided to “move on from assistant linebackers coach Ben Bolling” and are “not renewing offensive assistant Mike Snyder.”
Bolling was in his first season as the Texans’ assistant LBs coach, but he has been with the organization since 2021.
The Texans hired Bolling from the college ranks.
Snyder is coming off his eighth year as an assistant coach in the NFL. The veteran departs after two seasons with the Texans. Snyder has also had stints with the Atlanta Falcons and the Chicago Bears.
Turnover is commonplace in the NFL, particularly at this point of the calendar. Coaching staffs are not exempt from the same, sometimes sweeping changes that impact players.
Texans Changes Happening Fast
GettyHouston Texans Nick Caserio is seen before the game between the Auburn Tigers and the Texas A&M Aggies.
The Texans have already made several future/reserve additions to their roster.
They still have more than one month until free agency begins and two months until the 2026 draft.
Several players are up for extensions, while several others could be candidates to have their existing deals reworked to create more cap space. The Texans’ financial situation is an ominously looming factor for Ryans and general manager Nick Caserio.
How it impacts them, if at all, will be one of the biggest underlying storylines of their offseason.
Teams move money around the league as long as they are looking to compete, though, just as Ryans and the Texans are.
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