The Houston Texans' head coaching search continues to roll on as we enter late January, but it appears progress has been made with one candidate that's particularly popular in the Bayou City.
San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans—a former Defensive Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowl linebacker with the Texans during the early days of the franchise—interviewed with Houston on Friday. It seems the conversation was productive, with ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reporting on SportsCenter that the meeting "went pretty late into the evening."
Fowler went on to add that "people around the league believe [Ryans] has traction in Houston", while noting that Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon "has some traction there as well.