The Houston Texans are adding a former New England Patriots assistant coach to DeMeco Ryans’ new coaching staff.
According to Aaron Wilson from KPRC-TV, the Texans are hiring Cole Popovich as their new assistant offensive line coach to work with Chris Strausser.
Popovich worked in a variety of roles for the Patriots from 2016-20, first as a coaching assistant in his first three seasons, then as an assistant running backs coach for a season, and finally as co-offensive line coach in 2020. No doubt this is where he made an impression with Texans general manager Nick Caserio, who was with the Patriots from 2001-20.