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Battle Red Blog | January 16, 2016

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Texans hire Houston native, former Rice star and Pro Bowl special-teams ace Larry Izzo as new special-teams coach

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) January 16, 2016

Larry Izzo will be Houston's new special teams coordinator after spending the last five years as the assistant special teams coach for the New York Giants. He is a Houston native and former star at Rice University. More importantly, he delivered outstanding performances as a special teams player in the NFL, including the record for the most career special teams tackles in history with 298.

  • Through twelve games into the 2009 NFL season, Izzo has recorded more special teams tackles than any other NFL player in history (298).
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