HOUSTON -- Former Texans linebacker DeMeco Ryans said Thursday that the opportunity to be the new head coach of the franchise he played for is his "dream job."
"It's a dream job because we can win here," Ryans said on Thursday afternoon with former Texans teammates in attendance. "And we're going to win here by collaborating, working together, and building it the right way with the right people."
Ryans becomes the Texans' fourth coach in four seasons and replaces Lovie Smith, who went 3-13-1 in his lone season as head coach.
One of the reasons why Ryans views this as a dream job centers around coaching the team that drafted him in the second round out of Alabama in 2006.