HOUSTON – The Texans interviewed Syracuse offensive coordinator Jeff Nixon, the second candidate for the position previously held by Bobby Slowik, according to league sources.
The defending AFC South champions conducted a pair of interviews Monday, including quarterbacks coach Jerrod Johnson as their first interview, per team sources.
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Nixon, 50, is also the running backs coach for the Orangemen.
He has NFL experience as a former New York Giants running backs coach, an assistant head coach-offense, running backs coach and interim offensive coordinator with the Carolina Panthers, running backs coach for the Miami Dolphins and tight ends coach for the San Francisco 49ers and special-teams-offensive assistant with the Philadelphia Eagles.
He was a co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach at Baylor and has also coached at Temple, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Shippensburg, Princeton and Penn State.
He joined Syracuse this past season as the offensive coordinator for coach Fran Brown.
Syracuse ranked first in passing offense last season as quarterback Kyle McCord broke the conference single-season record with 4,779 yards, passing former Clemson and Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Nixon was the play-caller for the Panthers after Joe Brady was fired in 2021.
Aaron Wilson is a Texans and NFL reporter for KPRC 2 and click2houston.com.
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