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USAT: Eagles Wire

Feb 7, 2022

From NFL Now: The #Texans are finalizing a deal for Lovie Smith to be their head coach. pic.twitter.com/m7wy2dfhPy - — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 7, 2022 - - - The Houston Texans have a new head coach, naming Lovie Smith to the job after bypassing Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon. - Smith becomes the NFL’s fifth minority active head coach, joining the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin, Washington Commanders’ Ron Rivera, New York Jets’ Robert Saleh, and Miami Dolphins’ Mike McDaniel. - Former Eagles’ quarterback Josh McCown and Gannon each interviewed twice for the position but were dropped from consideration Sunday according to Josina Anderson. - Smith, 63, previously served as the head coach of the Chicago Bears, where he was named the 2005 NFL Coach of the Year and led the Bears to Super Bowl 41. - Smith went 8-24 with the Buccaneers in two seasons before moving on to Illinois’ as head coach, compiling a 17-39 record in five seasons with the Illini. - - List - - Eagles' 10 biggest needs heading into the 2022 NFL offseason - - - - - - - - List - - 2022 NFL mock draft roundup: Eagles land Sauce Gardner, top Senior Bowl edge rusher - - - - - - - - RelatedHow the Eagles fared in an ESPN ranking of 2021 NFL rookie classesJonathan Gannon passed over for Texans job, expected to remain Eagles' DCEagles land at No. 4 in an ESPN ranking of NFL offseason salary cap space, draft picksGiants to hire Eagles' director of player personnel Brandon Brown as new assistant GM - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Eagles Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Eagles Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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